IFA@Delhi: Film Screening | Songs of Our Soil by Aditi Maddali | October 17, 2019 | Centre of Art and Free Expression (CAFE Jamia)

India Foundation for the Arts (IFA)
in collaboration with
Centre of Art and Free Expression (CAFE Jamia)
presents a screening of

Songs of Our Soil
by Aditi Maddali
Duration: 52 mins | Language: Telugu with English subtitles

Thursday, October 17, 2019 | 06:00 PM | Centre of Art and Free Expression (CAFE Jamia)
183/92, Street No 5, Ghaffar Manzil Rd, Ghaffar Manzil Colony, Noor Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi, Delhi - 110 025

Join us for a screening of Songs of Our Soil followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.

Through Uyyala songs, an agricultural tradition rooted in the political expression of women in Telangana, Songs of Our Soil traces the histories of their resistance and memories of disillusionment. By looking at women’s participation in major political movements, from the Telangana People’s Movement to the demands of justice from the contemporary Mallana Sagar Irrigation project, this film attempts to complicate the relationship between memory, history and cultural production.

Aditi Maddali is a Mumbai-based researcher and multimedia producer. She is currently pursuing an MPhil in Women's Studies.

Inspired by the Harlem Renaissance that took place in the city of New York in the 1930's, the Centre of Art and Free Expression aims to be a cultural centre that draws muslims and other marginalised writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets and scholars. It's a safe space where they could freely express their talents.

Aditi Maddali received a grant from India Foundation for the Arts, under the Arts Research programme made possible with support from Titan Company Limited.