Young filmmakers map social change
- By Nawaid Anjum
New Delhi: Their energy is boundless and imagination unfettered. They are a group of nine young people who form the Beyond Borders project, an initiative by the British Council, to give a platform to youth from countries like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UK to "share and address issues related to identity, diversity and active citizenship." The group screened Footprints, a film on social change, at the British Council on Friday. The film portrays confusion of today?s youth, their understanding of social responsibility, their line of action and resolve to create a change both within and around them. Ankit Pogula, an independent filmmaker, who helped the young Turks with no prior experience in making the film, said, "They have a very strong visual and aesthetic sense. Though working with nine of them was little difficult as all of them had their own set of suggestions for writing the script, choice of music and editing, it was exhaustive, but ended up in an interesting convergence of ideas." The film took about two-and-a-half months to complete and was shot across Delhi and Mussoorie. "The film forces people to think. While change is a complicated thing, the film would definitely help trigger off a thought process. It would make the young understand themselves and question things around them," added Ankit. Upasna Kaul, a student of English Honours at the Janaki Devi Memorial College, mentor, Beyond Borders project, said, "During the process of making the film, our own perspectives have undergone a change. I would like people to be sensitive to each other needs. I also feel strongly about environmental issues." Upasna dreams for a sustainable economic growth in the country. She is concerned for the country?s education system. "It is time the system changed," opined Upasna, a Kashmiri migrant, who also wants people to shed their pre-conceived stereotypes when it comes to cross-border, especially Indo-Pak relations. SOURCE: http://www.asianage.com/
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