Narmada: A Valley Rises is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ali Kazimi and released in 1994.[1] The film documents the activist campaign of Narmada Bachao Andolan against the then-proposed Narmada Dam project in Gujarat, India, including a 200-kilometre protest march by over 6,000 people that followed Gandhi's principles of non-violent resistance.[2]
| Narmada: A Valley Rises | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ali Kazimi |
| Written by | Ali Kazimi |
| Produced by | Ali Kazimi |
| Cinematography | Ali Kazimi |
| Edited by | Steve Weslak |
| Music by | Mychael Danna |
Production company | Peripheral Visions |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered in the Perspectives Canada program at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 1995, where it won the award for Best Political Documentary and Kazimi won the award for Best Direction.[3] It received television broadcasts in 1995, both on Vision TV and as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series The Passionate Eye.[2]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Paula Citron, "Film explores dam drama". Toronto Star, September 18, 1994.
- ^ a b Mike Boone, "Narmada: a story of India that should resonate in Quebec". Montreal Gazette, April 30, 1995.
- ^ Pamela Cuthbert, "Hot Docs gets impressive turnout". Playback, February 27, 1995.
- ^ Rob Salem, "Lepage movie tops Genie list Le Confessionnal nabs a dozen nominations as first-time directors dominate". Toronto Star, November 8, 1995.
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