Film Screening:

Monsoon
(Sturla Gunnarsson, 2014, 106 min, Canada/France, in English, Color, DVD)

-- Introduced by Prof. Nicole Barnes (Department of History)!

Part road movie, part spectacle, part human drama, Monsoon is a documentary exploration of chaos, creation and faith in the land of believers. The subject is monsoon, the incomparably vast seasonal weather system that permeates and unifies the immense and varied culture of India, shaping the conditions of existence for its billion-plus inhabitants. Filmed across the Indian sub-continent and charting the huge system's path as it surges toward and gradually engulfs every region of the country, Monsoon introduces us to a remarkable array of individuals whose lives are in different ways entwined with the phenomenon.

 -- "With its sweeping images recorded in ultrahigh-def, Monsoon is a visual stunner - a visceral experience of India during monsoon season." -- Globe and Mail

-- "The monsoon is one of the greatest shows on earth, with its terrible grandeur that can go quickly from blessing to curse. Everyone should submit to the experience at least once. If that is not possible, the next best option is to see Sturla Gunnarsson's Monsoon." -- Rohinton Mistry, Author

Cost: Free and open to the public

Sponsors: The Asian/Pacific Studies Institute (APSI), the Program in the Arts of the Moving Image (AMI), and the Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES)