Shadow Puppetry and the Lense of the Documenter

Venue: Conversation: 30 minutes; film screening: 120 minutes
Duration: Siddhartha Hal

Filmmakers in conversation: Shankhajeet De and Mika Johnson; Moderation: Anurupa Roy 

Screening of "In the Shadow of Time" (2017) by Shankhajeet De

This session explores the journey of the documenter of intangible heritages like oral narratives and their holders. Shankhajeet De and Mika Johnson’s conversation will enable the audience to explore the lens of the documenter and how this lens affects our collective memories of oral traditions and eventually cultural policy.