austraLasia #2249
Local culture and language effectively promoted by Salesian FIlm Director's continuing success
AGARTALA (iNDIA), 8th September 2008 -- Some good news from India to balance the essential telling of more tragic ones (Orissa #2240. 2247; the Bihar State news is adequately covered in the world's media). A large gathering of film lovers of the city mainly from the tribal communities recently the premiere showing, 4th September, of the 95-minute film Yarwng (Roots), released in 35mm celluloid produced by Fr. K.J. Joseph sdb and directed by Fr. Joseph Pulinthanath sdb. SIGNIS, the official Communication body of the Catholic Church, MISSIO and the Salesian Society part-financed the making of the film. The film is an absorbing treatment of the large-scale displacement of peoples caused by the Gumti Hydel project in Tripura decades ago. With its byline, 'a romance on the idyllic banks of Raima and Saima, swept away by the floodgates of Change', the film is an engrossing study of love, loss and never-ending hope. Two Cabinet Ministers of Tripura's Marxist Government, also lauded the Catholic Church's commitment to the preservation and promotion of local cultures and languages in the Northeast Indian state of Tripura.
Referring to the earlier, award-winning film of Sampari Pictures, 'Mathia', Mr. Sarkar, the Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism said, "Thanks to Mathia, the Kokborok language is known today beyond the confines of the state and the country." Quoting the example of some South American tribes that 'cannot even cry in their own language' (according to him), Mr. Sarkar, a renowned poet, said it is a 'national shame' when any tribe, however small, loses its language. Recalling how Christian missionaries have always been committed to promotion of Culture and language in the past, Mr. Sarkar praised the use of the medium of 'film' by the Church as it will 'directly strengthen culture and language of the peoples'.
Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala who was a guest of honour at the function reiterated the resolve of the Church to stand strongly with the weak, the poor and the marginalized. Making of films like Mathia and Yarwng, therefore, are 'hugely meaningful and relevant activities' for the Church, said the Bishop.
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use Bosconet-wiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - just go to Bosconet, click on austraLasia 2008 in the sidebar. You will see the RSS orange icon in your browser address bar - add it from there. Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at at http://sdl.sdb.org
Title: australasia 2249
Subject and key words: S Asia ING Film success
Date (year): 2008
ID: 2000-2099|2249
Local culture and language effectively promoted by Salesian FIlm Director's continuing success
AGARTALA (iNDIA), 8th September 2008 -- Some good news from India to balance the essential telling of more tragic ones (Orissa #2240. 2247; the Bihar State news is adequately covered in the world's media). A large gathering of film lovers of the city mainly from the tribal communities recently the premiere showing, 4th September, of the 95-minute film Yarwng (Roots), released in 35mm celluloid produced by Fr. K.J. Joseph sdb and directed by Fr. Joseph Pulinthanath sdb. SIGNIS, the official Communication body of the Catholic Church, MISSIO and the Salesian Society part-financed the making of the film. The film is an absorbing treatment of the large-scale displacement of peoples caused by the Gumti Hydel project in Tripura decades ago. With its byline, 'a romance on the idyllic banks of Raima and Saima, swept away by the floodgates of Change', the film is an engrossing study of love, loss and never-ending hope. Two Cabinet Ministers of Tripura's Marxist Government, also lauded the Catholic Church's commitment to the preservation and promotion of local cultures and languages in the Northeast Indian state of Tripura.
Referring to the earlier, award-winning film of Sampari Pictures, 'Mathia', Mr. Sarkar, the Minister for Information, Culture and Tourism said, "Thanks to Mathia, the Kokborok language is known today beyond the confines of the state and the country." Quoting the example of some South American tribes that 'cannot even cry in their own language' (according to him), Mr. Sarkar, a renowned poet, said it is a 'national shame' when any tribe, however small, loses its language. Recalling how Christian missionaries have always been committed to promotion of Culture and language in the past, Mr. Sarkar praised the use of the medium of 'film' by the Church as it will 'directly strengthen culture and language of the peoples'.
Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala who was a guest of honour at the function reiterated the resolve of the Church to stand strongly with the weak, the poor and the marginalized. Making of films like Mathia and Yarwng, therefore, are 'hugely meaningful and relevant activities' for the Church, said the Bishop.
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use Bosconet-wiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - just go to Bosconet, click on austraLasia 2008 in the sidebar. You will see the RSS orange icon in your browser address bar - add it from there. Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at at http://sdl.sdb.org
Title: australasia 2249
Subject and key words: S Asia ING Film success
Date (year): 2008
ID: 2000-2099|2249
