Issue 01
PAGE 11: Our Pandemic Possibilities
OUR PANDEMIC POSSIBILITIES By Vivek Menezes “The Peacock squawks, and the pandemic avatar of the International Film Festival of India comes to life.” For this 51st edition of Asia’s oldest – and India’s most prestigious – cinematic banquet, there are extraordinary conditions: social distancing, zero conviviality, the sleeping capital, barely any delegates in what is …
PAGE 09: Wellbeing and Films in Pandemic Times
THE THIRD EYE Dr. Rachana Patni Have you heard of those brave-hearts, who strongly advocate having a cold shower in extremely cold weather? Apparently, it is a way to engage our parasympathetic nervous system. This only kicks in after the sympathetic one has first responded with a panic mode, and has eventually given way to …
PAGE 08: Panjim in the Pandemic
PANJIM IN THE PANDEMIC BY DR. LUIS DIAS Just one IFFI ago, could one have imagined the circumstances in which the next one would be held? But the show must go on, apparently, quite literally. Few people even from our tiny state of Goa realise that the magnificent building that is the home of the …
PAGE 06 & PAGE 07: Lights, Camera, Action, IFFI & “We Have More to Fear than the Virus”
“WE HAVE MORE TO FEAR THAN THE VIRUS” By Karishma D’Mello “There might be a pandemic, but my job is still the same. I am cleaning, just like I did last year, and the year before. The only difference is this year, I’m doing it with a mask on,” Anjun Bepari tells The Peacock. This …
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PAGE 05: Curtain-Raiser: Another Round
CURTAIN RAISER – ANOTHER ROUND By Chloe Cordeiro and Rohan Menezes Vox says it is “the sort of comedy fused with tragedy that may just best represent what life really is: a melancholy, glorious, slightly off-kilter dance,” Another Round, the Danish comedy-drama about teachers who experiment with alcohol to improve their social and professional lives, …
PAGE 04: Film Festivals in the Times of Algorithms
FILM FESTIVALS IN THE TIMES OF ALGORITHMS By Suyash Kamat Where do our journeys of discovering films begin? To me, it was my first cinema outing with my family; wide-eyed, bewildered, fascinated seeing larger than life figures come alive. Later, it was the magic of escaping into stories sitting at home watching films on television. …
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PAGE 03: Leading The Way
LEADING THE WAY By Sachin Chatte Organizing a film festival during such uncertain times is an uphill task because it involves several variables that could impact it. For the first time since the shifting of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to Goa in 2004, the film festival got postponed last year because of …
PAGE 02: Asmitai Dis – The Opinion Poll Day of Goa
ASMITAI DIS – THE OPINION POLL DAY OF GOA By Damodar Mauzo Though unintentional, the date chosen by the organizers to inaugurate the 51st IFFI, is a significant day in the history of Goa. It was on this day that the world witnessed the first and the only referendum ever held in India. Soon after the …
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