Festival of films on India's Agrarian Crisis and GE

 INDIA’S AGRARIAN CRISIS

Is GE The Solution?

February 25 & 26, 2012

Yatri Nivas, Thrissur

Programme Schedule

Day 1     February 25, 2012

11:00               Welcome Song

                        Women of DDS Sanghams

11:05               Welcome

                        P.V. Satheesh,

Director, Deccan Development Society [DDS], Hyderabad

                        National Convenor, Southern Action on Genetic Engineering [SAGE]

11:15               SCREENING

Cotton for my Shroud

(Nandan Saxena, Kavitha Bahl, 75 Mts.)

Nandan Saxena and Kavitha Bahl will introduce the film

12:30            SCREENING

Bitter Seeds

                        (Micha X Peled 57 Mts.)

13:30               SCREENING

Harvesting Hunger

                        (Krishnendu Bose, 53 Mts.)

Day II     February 26, 2012

09:00               SCREENING

I Want My Father Back

                        (Suma Josson, 38 Mts.)

                        Suma Josson will introduce the film

09:40               SCREENING

Community Conquers Hunger

                        [Community Video Collective, Pastapur]

                        Filmmakers Chinna Narsamma & Humnapur Laxmamma

                        Will introduce the film.

10:00               Tea/Millet drink

10:15               Panel Discussion

                        India’s Agrarian Crisis: Is GE A Solution?                    

                        Facilitated by: Dr Vijayan,

formerly Chair, Kerala Biodiversity Board

Participants:

P V Satheesh,  National Convenor, SAGE, Hyderabad

Suma Josson,  Filmmaker [I want My Father Back]

Nandan Saxena and Kavitha Bahl,  Filmmakers [Cotton for My Shroud]

Prof Muzaffar Assadi, Professor of Political Science, University of Mysore

Renitha Raveendran,  Editor, Media Voice, Cochin

13:00               Lunch

14:00               SCREENING

Apna Aloo Bazar Becha

                        (Pankaj H. Gupta,  29Mts)

14:30               SCREENING

Nero’s Guests

                        (Deepa Bhatia, 55Mts.)

           

15:30               Vote of  Thanks 

                        Ms. Naga Laxmi

                        Programme Officer, DDS

15:40               TEA/Millet Drinks & Refreshments