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Free Spirits features Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha | A Film Directed by Tanuja Chandra

Aug 16 2024 – 12:30pm-1:30pm

About the event

Free Spirits – Screening of Contemporary Seminal Indian Films features FILM 2
Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha | Directed by Tanuja Chandra

This documentary explores the lives of two widowed sisters, aged 86 and 93, living in the village of Lahra. Following their daily routines and their unique approach to old age, the film offers insights into courage, camaraderie, and the acceptance of life’s later years.

ABOUT THE FILM
A Documentary about a Filmmaker’s aunts, in the spring of their lives. Three hours outside of the capital of India, is a village called Lahra. This film follows two widowed sisters, aged 86 and 93, who have retired to this village, and whose days are spent with their adopted family of domestic help. Pulling along with their walkers (because of bad knees that turned inoperative a decade ago) the sisters do as they please, pay heed to no one and don’t bother with unsolicited advice. They don’t let their ailments unsettle them much and remain largely unfearful of death. With a rare acceptance of old age and all that it brings, they spend their time gossiping, watching T.V., soaking in the sun and bonding with the help of a hearty sharing of community life. With the filmmaker being their niece who visits their home for the first time, the film resolutely assumes the tone of this oddball group of people – a facile easy-going manner, that gazes lightly at the passing of days. And yet, from this light-heartedness, emerge lessons. Of courage and perseverance, of camaraderie and care-giving, of destiny and faith, and the most significant one: when we engage in conversations of death, we improve the quality of life.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Tanuja Chandra, a graduate of St. Xavier’s University, Mumbai, and Temple University, USA, is a renowned filmmaker and writer. She co-wrote the award-winning films Zakhm and Tamanna, as well as Dil Toh Pagal Hai. Her directorial debut, Dushman (1998), was followed by films like Sangharsh and Qarib Qarib Singlle. Her work spans TV shows, short films, and documentaries, with international recognition for Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha. Recently, she directed Hush Hush and Wedding.con on Amazon Prime. Tanuja is also an author and continues to write and participate in art discussions.

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