Lamakaan

Performing Classical Dance (Bharatnatyam)

​The ​Circle​ by Jafar Panahi is set in modern day Tehran where patriarchy​ and​ religion have resulted in a severe curtailment of women's rights.​​ Although, religion is a weapon of oppression, it's not the root cause. Religion is used to convince people that a system so perverse is righteous. Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.​​​ ​This soul-stirring film is about the courage and resilienc​e​ that emerges from a deep yearning for freedom.

It is a program consisting of a panel discussion on the topic "mental health therapy: a necessity or a luxury?" between members who share different points of view when it comes to mental health and a short skit that highlights the impact of one's environment on their mental space.

It is being conducted to start the conversation among the audience about prioritizing their mental health and wellbeing.

Date: 8th October 2022
Time: 4:30pm to 7:00pm
Venue: Lamakaan Open Cultural Space, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

The magnificent Taj Mahal was built when Shah Jahan was the Badshah and his words were the rules.
But what happens if he tries to get it made today ? Watch Shah Jahan negotiate his way through today's government officials to get the monument built for his beloved Mumtaz.
We invite you to witness the rib-tickling comedy "Taj Mahal Ka Tender" by Ajay Shukla , this time in Telugu....

A music workshop for young singers and instrumentalists with different musical styles and levels to come together and create new music. They will develop their composing, improvising and performing skills.

ConcoCare (Conversation with Compassionate Care)

This is an Open mic event to initiate the conversation on mental health being a global priority. Feel free to use this safe space to share your stories and empower each other.

Art forms:
Spoken Word Poetry
Role plays
Singing
and other forms of artistic expression

Each candidate will get a time of 5-7mins.

You are cordially invited to be a part of this conversation. Can't wait to hear from you!

Lamakaan remembers Jean-Luc Godard and pays tribute to the iconoclastic master director of French New Wave cinema, by screening some of his critically acclaimed films and discussing about his intensely free art.

About Jean-Luc Godard: Jean-Luc Godard - 3 December 1930 – 13 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, Éric Rohmer, and Jacques Demy. He was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era. According to AllMovie, his work "revolutionized the motion picture form" through its experimentation with narrative, continuity, sound, and camerawork.[2] His most acclaimed films include Breathless (1960), Vivre sa vie (1962), Contempt (1963), Band of Outsiders (1964), Alphaville (1965), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Masculin Féminin (1966), Weekend (1967), and Goodbye to Language (2014).

During his early career as a film critic for the influential magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, Godard criticised mainstream French cinema's "Tradition of Quality", which de-emphasised innovation and experimentation.

Film Title: A Woman Is a Woman | 1961 | 85 minutes | French subtitled in English

About the film: A Woman Is a Woman (French: Une femme est une femme) is a 1961 French musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave. It is Godard's third feature film (the release of his second, Le petit soldat, was delayed by censorship), and his first in color and Cinemascope.

Film Title: To Live Her Life | 1962 | 85 minutes | French subtitled in English

About the film: Vivre sa vie (French: Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableaux, "To Live Her Life: A Film in Twelve Scenes") is a 1962 French New Wave drama film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film was released in the United States as My Life to Live and in the United Kingdom as It's My Life.

Vivre sa vie (French: Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableaux, "To Live Her Life: A Film in Twelve Scenes") is a 1962 French New Wave drama film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film was released in the United States as My Life to Live and in the United Kingdom as It's My Life.

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A CELEBRATION OF
POETRY

Anshu Gupta will recite his favourite poetry

ANSHU GUPTA
Founder and Chairperson, Goonj

He was listed as one of India’s top social entrepreneurs by Forbes Magazine. He structured imaginative solutions with urban surplus, to outside the radar of the development sector and the civil society. He is popularly known as the ‘clothing man of India’ for his mission of bringing basics like clothing into the mapping of development work.

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A launch of a book authored by Abner Manzar
Following the Migrants home
Plights, Struggles, And Aspirations

on Wednesday, the 12 October 2022 at 06:30 pm
at Lamakaan, Near GVK One, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad


ALL are Invited!

A group of Hindi film music enthusiasts will get together and discuss trends over time in Hindi cinema. It will be a recollection of their favourite songs, film directors, lyricists and music directors. The event will have a mix of AV clips and presentations

Natarang Theatre Group's acting workshop. It includes team building and voice exercises

On occasion of National Wildlife Week, this documentary covers a seven-day birding trip across Assam. The documentary makers catalogued more than 200 birds, including many critically endangered species, at Kaziranga and Manas National Park.

Natarang Theatre Group's acting workshop. It includes team building and voice exercises. Its a private event only for registered students.

Recognizing the importance of geoscience in solving major challenges that humanity is facing today, UNESCO’s General Conference proclaimed 6 October as International Geodiversity Day.Despite the multitude of services that geodiversity provides, most people are not aware of how dependent on it we are as a society. This is why we need to promote a better understanding of the Earth’s dynamic processes, so that citizens can make informed policy choices that will foster a more sustainable society. The Society to Save Rocks, the lone NGO working for the preservation and conservation of the 2500 million year old rocks of the Deccan Plateau, now in it's 26th year celebrates the 1st International Geodiversity Day reminding us of our interdependence on Nature and the urgency to respect Mother Earth.
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Samahaara Workshop Productions
presents

Shankaramanchi Parthasarathi's

DONGALABANDI
(Telugu Play)

Directed by Rathna Shekar

Dongalabandi is a funny take on the harsh realities of our society which is presented with hilarious banter revolving around a middle class family. Gopal Rao accidentally kills a young man in an argument related to a bribe, turns to his family and a local goon for help. Their frantic efforts to dispose the body is where all the fun is! Do they succeed?

We are a Shakespeare drama workshop we will be doing our annual drama showcase in from of parents and family. Learners in age group of 10 and up will be performing extracts from Othello

Samahaara Workshop Productions
presents

Shankaramanchi Parthasarathi's
DONGALABANDI
(Telugu Play)

Directed by Rathna Shekar

Dongalabandi is a funny take on the harsh realities of our society which is presented with hilarious banter revolving around a middle class family.

Gopal Rao accidentally kills a young man in an argument related to a bribe, turns to his family and a local goon for help. Their frantic efforts to dispose the body is where all the fun is! Do they succeed?

Lamakaan remembers Jean-Luc Godard and pays tribute to the iconoclastic master director of French New Wave cinema, by screening some of his critically acclaimed films and discussing about his intensely free art.

About Jean-Luc Godard: Jean-Luc Godard - 3 December 1930 – 13 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, Éric Rohmer, and Jacques Demy. He was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era. According to AllMovie, his work "revolutionized the motion picture form" through its experimentation with narrative, continuity, sound, and camerawork.[2] His most acclaimed films include Breathless (1960), Vivre sa vie (1962), Contempt (1963), Band of Outsiders (1964), Alphaville (1965), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Masculin Féminin (1966), Weekend (1967), and Goodbye to Language (2014).

During his early career as a film critic for the influential magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, Godard criticised mainstream French cinema's "Tradition of Quality", which de-emphasised innovation and experimentation.

Film Title: Contempt | 1963 | 101 minutes | French subtitled in English

About the film: Contempt (French: Le Mépris) is a 1963 French New Wave drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on the 1954 Italian novel Il disprezzo (A Ghost at Noon) by Alberto Moravia. It stars Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, and Giorgia Moll.



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After the encouraging response to the first round of Let’s Talk NFTs, we are coming with the second. The idea is to stir conversations around Web3 and Blockchain ecosystems - especially for artists, filmmakers, curators and any independent professional or groups, The NFT Soup is organising the second batch. Read a short report on the first talk here: https://thenftsoup.substack.com/p/kindling-the-very-many-use-cases

What’s the talk about?
Non Fungible Tokens. Or simply NFTs.

You must have heard these words buzzing through the COVID lock-downs. Couple of other words too: Crypto and Bitcoin?

What’s common between all of these? And most importantly, how’s it going to change the field of art, art practices, artistic expressions and the world at large. That’s where NFTs come into picture.

Come let’s ponder over the possibilities of decentralisation that promises to revoutionalise the way humans are going to interact with each other in the near future.

As someone who’s entire artistic journey has been centered around the sense of being independent, seeking maximum control on his works, Amar stumbled upon blockchain technology that gradually made him understand NFTs and the power of web3 ecosystem. He sees a great potential in it for artists, curators and any independent professional or group. Through his talk he aims to kindle a discussion and build a community by sharing his knowledge and making others connect.
Entry is free. Seats limited to 25. Registering through google form must: https://forms.gle/pjNdm98pezT9gWrWA. Shortlisted forms will receive an invite.

Speaker details:
Amar is an independent documentary filmmaker from Hyderabad who has been actively engaging with Lamakaan giving talks, curating screenings and showing his films since its inception. More about him can be found at www.amars.in.

PS: The talk is not about crypto markets or aimed at investment enthusiasts.

Love,sex & mocha: is a quirky rom-com, that is a satire on modern chick flicks that creates a twist on the male-female relationship. Bubbly and frothy, this theatrical effort takes a quirky look at the man’s cup of woes, which seems to runneth over! A comic perspective of all the men who have been stirred (and shaken!) over the years, even though they have tried to sweeten their lives with spoonfuls of sugar! The cup of mocha is probably steamier than the love and sex in their lives! A hilarious romantic comedy which the men and women in the audience are sure to identify with

This is Musicology's 6th Annual Student's recital. Students past and present will perform what they learnt - guitar, keyboard, singing or a combination of the same.

Lamakaan remembers Jean-Luc Godard and pays tribute to the iconoclastic master director of French New Wave cinema, by screening some of his critically acclaimed films and discussing about his intensely free art.

About Jean-Luc Godard: Jean-Luc Godard - 3 December 1930 – 13 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, Éric Rohmer, and Jacques Demy. He was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era. According to AllMovie, his work "revolutionized the motion picture form" through its experimentation with narrative, continuity, sound, and camerawork.[2] His most acclaimed films include Breathless (1960), Vivre sa vie (1962), Contempt (1963), Band of Outsiders (1964), Alphaville (1965), Pierrot le Fou (1965), Masculin Féminin (1966), Weekend (1967), and Goodbye to Language (2014).

During his early career as a film critic for the influential magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, Godard criticised mainstream French cinema's "Tradition of Quality", which de-emphasised innovation and experimentation.

Film Title: Goodbye to Language | 2014 | 69 minutes | French subtitled in English

About the film: Goodbye to Language (French: Adieu au Langage) is a 2014 French-Swiss 3D experimental narrative essay film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It stars Héloïse Godet, Kamel Abdeli, Richard Chevallier, Zoé Bruneau, Jessica Erickson and Christian Grégori and was shot by cinematographer Fabrice Aragno. It is Godard's 42nd feature film and 121st film or video project. In the French-speaking parts of Switzerland where it was shot, the word "adieu" can mean both goodbye and hello. The film depicts a couple having an affair. The woman's husband discovers the affair and the lover is killed. Two pairs of actors portray the couple and their actions repeat and mirror one another. Godard's own dog Roxy Miéville has a prominent role in the film and won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Like many of Godard's films, it includes numerous quotes and references to previous artistic, philosophical and scientific works, most prominently those of Jacques Ellul, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Mary Shelley.

Film Title: The Image Book | 2018 | 85 minutes | French/Swiss subtitled in English

About the film: The Image Book (French: Le Livre d'image) is a 2018 Swiss avant-garde essay film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Initially titled Tentative de bleu and Image et parole, in December 2016 Wild Bunch co-chief Vincent Maraval stated that Godard had been shooting the film for almost two years "in various Arab countries, including Tunisia" and that it is an examination of the modern Arabic world. Godard told Séance magazine that he was shooting without actors but the film would have a storyteller. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Last film of Jean-Luc Goddard. The film was positively received by film critics. It was the final film directed by Godard before his death in 2022.

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The story revolves around a typical middle class, close knit family of four. Sharma ji, his wife Shrimati ji and his two younger brothers Sonu and Monu. The couple have devoted their lives to Sonu and Monu.

The play had made the Officers & their families in splits and also veterans enjoyed it to the core.

Four successful shows already done.

A Dance Movement therapy workshop to help participants understand the role on body and teach grounding techniques. This generation has been experiencing immense level of anxiety while only a few recognise. Using this form of therapy will be a holistic yet beautiful to form the mind and body connection.

KALABITAN PRESENTS A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE TITLED "MYSTICISM AND HUMANITY OF KABIR, TAGORE AND GANDHI"

A unique morning 2 hour session of QAWALI called SAMA
presented by

ATEEQ HUSSAIN BANDANAWAZI Al-HASHMI QAWAL

Mehfil-e-Khussoosee JANABA LAXMI DEVI RAJ SAHEBA
from 11am to 1pm at LAMAKAAN on SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER 2022

We are from Hyderabad Save looking to screen the documentary Racing Extinction which speaks about the impacts of human actions like wildlife trafficking.

As the winter sets in Hyderabad, Lamakaan brings to you some of the finest films of Martin Scorsese as he also celebrates his 80th birthday.


Martin Charles Scorsese, born (November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He receives many accolades, including an Academy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, four British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Directors Guild of America Awards. Scorsese has received various honors, including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2007, and the BAFTA Fellowship in 2012. Five of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."

Scorsese received an MA from New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in 1968. His directorial debut, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), was accepted into the Chicago Film Festival. In the 1970s and 1980s, Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. Scorsese's films, much influenced by his Italian-American background and upbringing in New York City, center on macho-posturing insecure men and explore crime, machismo, nihilism, and Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption. His trademark styles include extensive use of slow motion and freeze frames, graphic depictions of extreme violence, and liberal use of profanity.


His 1973 crime film Mean Streets, dealing with machismo and violence, and exploring Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, was a blueprint for his filmmaking styles. Scorsese won the Palme d'Or at Cannes with his 1976 psychological thriller Taxi Driver, which starred Robert De Niro, who became associated with Scorsese through eight more films, including New York, New York (1977), Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1982), Goodfellas (1990), and Casino (1995). In the 2000s and 2010s, Scorsese garnered critical acclaim and box-office success with a series of collaborations with Leonardo DiCaprio. These films include Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2010), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Returning to his familiar territory of crime films, Scorsese collaborated with De Niro again on The Irishman (2019). Scorsese's other film work includes the black comedy After Hours (1985), the romantic drama The Age of Innocence (1993), the children's adventure drama Hugo (2011), and the religious epics The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Kundun (1997) and Silence (2016).

In addition to the film, Scorsese has directed episodes for some television series, including Boardwalk Empire (2011–2015), Vinyl (2016), the documentaries Public Speaking (2010), and Pretend It's a City (2021). He is also known for several rock music documentaries, including The Last Waltz (1978), No Direction Home (2005), Shine a Light (2008), and George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011). An advocate for film preservation and restoration, he founded three nonprofit organizations: the Film Foundation in 1990, the World Cinema Foundation in 2007, and the African Film Heritage Project in 2017.

Film Title: The Last Temptation of Christ |1988| 163 minutes | English

About the film: The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 epic religious drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. Written by Paul Schrader with uncredited rewrites from Scorsese and Jay Cocks, it is an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' controversial 1955 novel of the same name. The film, starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Andre Gregory, Harry Dean Stanton, and David Bowie, was shot entirely in Morocco.

The film depicts the life of Jesus Christ and his struggle with various forms of temptation, including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust. The book and the film depict Christ being tempted by imagining himself engaged in sexual activities, which has caused outrage from some Christians. It includes a disclaimer stating, "This film is not based on the Gospels, but upon the fictional exploration of the eternal spiritual conflict.

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This is a revolutionary film in form, in political purpose and in subject matter, Eisenstein's 1925 Soviet classic focuses on a naval mutiny in the Black Sea during the unsuccessful 1905 revolution. Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest films ever made.