Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Kultur-, Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftliche Fakultät - Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften

11. Februar: Film & Talk: Punches n Ponytails (Doku Indien, 2008) mit Regisseur Pankaj Rishi Kumar

Im Rahmen des Forschungsseminars "Familien- und Geschlechterbeziehungen in Südasien im Wandel"
  • Wann 11.02.2016 von 12:00 bis 14:00
  • Wo IAAW, Raum 315
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Synopsis:
The film is a journey into the sweet science of boxing being practiced by two Indian women. The film unfolds with them as they wrestle with their day to day existence of being a boxer and the conflicts that surround them. While one of the boxers, is facing hardships to become a champion, the other struggles with the limitations of her own body and need to prove that she too can box like her brother. Using cinema verité style and shot over a period of two and half years, the film articulates the boxers concerns and share experiences and ideas about their future.

Interessierte sind herzlich eingeladen, dazu zu kommen und im Anschluss an den Film ihre Fragen an den Regisseur zu richten!