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LYARI NOTES
A film by Maheen Zia and Miriam Chandy Menacherry
80 minutes, 2015-16, India and Pakistan, Hindi /English with English Subtitles
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Password: lyarinotesnov212015
Summary
“The story is timeless and universal on the search for a space for creativity and self-expression in the face of overt threats and violence”
-Riyas Komu, Artistic Director Kochi-Biennale, Tribune
In Pakistan a rock star teaches a group of girls to express themselves through music in Karachi’s most volatile district.
Hamza Jafri travels in an armed vehicle. He is a musician famous for his hard hitting political lyrics since the 1990s. Since then religious fundamentalism has been on the rise with shops selling music torched, concerts bombed and musicians threatened with death. Seeing the shrinking space for music and artists Hamza opens a music school.
Captured over 3 years Lyari Notes is the narrative of four young girls who attend Hamza’s music school and learn what it takes to express oneself despite the cycles of violence.
Lyari Notes is a film about melting boundaries…in spirit as well as how the film was made.
You can watch the film here by the live link which will be available to you on 21.July 2021 at 6.30 pm IST
After the first screening on 21. July 2021 from 6.30 pm IST, from 8:00 pm IST, you can join the film makers for a live discussion on Facebook.
Kindly click https://www.facebook.com/goetheinstitut.Kolkata/ to participate in the open discussion.
You can ask questions by writing in the 'comment' section while the live stream of the discussion is being broadcasted.
