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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 111505" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong><em>The Widow Colony – India’s Unsettled Settlement</em></strong>, takes an in-depth look into the lives of the widows of the Sikh men who were killed in the anti-Sikh massacre of November, 1984.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: Red"><strong><em>[</em></strong><strong>Screenings Time Schedule at the End of This message</strong></span></span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: Red">]</span></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p> Director <strong>Harpreet Kaur</strong>, explores the suffering of these women, their battle for justice and their struggle for survival in India. The widows express serious doubt in India’s judicial system based on the fact that over 4,000 Sikhs were killed in the capital city alone and 25 years and 11 investigations later, the Government has still not been able to deliver justice.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]743[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The award-winning documentary "<em>The Widow Colony</em>" focuses on the incalculable loss of human life in the span of just three days. A conservative estimate puts the total number of Sikh men dead around 4,000, leaving behind over 1,300 widows and thousands of children fatherless. Despite all the evidence and eye witness testimonies justice has been denied to these victims for over two decades. Described by critics as the "most affecting" documentary to come out of India since <em>Born into Brothels</em>.</p><p></p><p>"<em>The Widow Colony — India's Unsettled Settlement"</em>, borrows its name from the settlement in Tilak Vihar, on the west-side of New Delhi, which is locally called the Widow Colony or Vidhva Colony. The film takes the viewer to the streets of Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri, Himatpuri, Sultanpuri and Mongolpuri, the same localities that suffered the major brunt of the Sikh killings in November of 1984.</p><p></p><p>Director Harpreet Kaur, uses the testimonies of the widows and subject experts, along with images of the killings and destruction that followed after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to convey the trauma of the widows, their battle for justice and their struggle for survival in India.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]744[/ATTACH][ATTACH]746[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Harpreet Kaur's documentary won the award for <strong>Best Documentary</strong> at the prestigious<strong> Female Eye Film Festival</strong>, held in Toronto. Upon receiving the award Kaur said, "This award proves that the interest for this documentary is not only in South Asian audiences and human rights organizations but it appeals to audiences all over the world.</p><p></p><p><em>"Kaur's film takes the viewers onto a journey into the living conditions of the surviving Sikh widows and children in New Delhi who have been struggling to sustain their families while maintaining their struggle for justice, 22 years after the murders of their men."</em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></em></p><p><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Screenings</span></strong></p><p></p><p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>October 10, 2009</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 1- 1:00 - 3:00 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 2- 3:30 - 5:30 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 3- 6:00 - 8:00 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 4- 8:30 - 10:30 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span> </td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Hayes, UK</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Location: The Beck Theatre</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Grange Road, Hayes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Middlesex UB3 2UE</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> More information & to <span style="color: #ff0000">Buy Tickets </span><strong><a href="http://www.becktheatre.org.uk/wrt-productions_details.asp?pid=3360" target="_blank">Click here</a></strong></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"></p><p></p><p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>October 11, 2009</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 1- 1:00 - 3:00 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 2- 3:30 - 5:30 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 3- 6:00 - 8:00 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 4- 8:30 - 10:30 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span> </td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Southhall, UK</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Location: The Himalaya Palace</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> 14 South Road</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Southall UB1 3RT</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> More information <strong><a href="http://www.thewidowcolony.com/pdfs/TWC_Flyer_for_UK_Screening.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a></strong></span></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"></p><p></p><p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Fri. - Sun. 3 days</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>Oct 16, 2009</strong></span> - <span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>Oct 18, 2009</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 1- 1:00 - 3:00 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 2- 3:30 - 5:30 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 3- 6:00 - 8:00 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Show 4- 8:30 - 10:30 PM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span> </td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Birmingham, UK</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Location: The DRUM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> 144 Potters Lane</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> Birmingham, B6 4UU</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> More information & to <span style="color: #ff0000">Buy Tickets </span><strong><a href="http://www.the-drum.org.uk/event/the-widow-colony" target="_blank">Click here</a></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 111505, member: 1"] [B][I]The Widow Colony – India’s Unsettled Settlement[/I][/B], takes an in-depth look into the lives of the widows of the Sikh men who were killed in the anti-Sikh massacre of November, 1984. [SIZE=1][COLOR=Red][B][I][[/I][/B][B]Screenings Time Schedule at the End of This message[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][B][I][SIZE=1][COLOR=Red]][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/I][/B] Director [B]Harpreet Kaur[/B], explores the suffering of these women, their battle for justice and their struggle for survival in India. The widows express serious doubt in India’s judicial system based on the fact that over 4,000 Sikhs were killed in the capital city alone and 25 years and 11 investigations later, the Government has still not been able to deliver justice. [attach]743[/attach] The award-winning documentary "[I]The Widow Colony[/I]" focuses on the incalculable loss of human life in the span of just three days. A conservative estimate puts the total number of Sikh men dead around 4,000, leaving behind over 1,300 widows and thousands of children fatherless. Despite all the evidence and eye witness testimonies justice has been denied to these victims for over two decades. Described by critics as the "most affecting" documentary to come out of India since [I]Born into Brothels[/I]. "[I]The Widow Colony — India's Unsettled Settlement"[/I], borrows its name from the settlement in Tilak Vihar, on the west-side of New Delhi, which is locally called the Widow Colony or Vidhva Colony. The film takes the viewer to the streets of Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri, Himatpuri, Sultanpuri and Mongolpuri, the same localities that suffered the major brunt of the Sikh killings in November of 1984. Director Harpreet Kaur, uses the testimonies of the widows and subject experts, along with images of the killings and destruction that followed after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to convey the trauma of the widows, their battle for justice and their struggle for survival in India. [attach]744[/attach][attach]746[/attach] Harpreet Kaur's documentary won the award for [B]Best Documentary[/B] at the prestigious[B] Female Eye Film Festival[/B], held in Toronto. Upon receiving the award Kaur said, "This award proves that the interest for this documentary is not only in South Asian audiences and human rights organizations but it appeals to audiences all over the world. [I]"Kaur's film takes the viewers onto a journey into the living conditions of the surviving Sikh widows and children in New Delhi who have been struggling to sustain their families while maintaining their struggle for justice, 22 years after the murders of their men." [SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/I] <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">[B][SIZE=2]Screenings[/SIZE][/B] </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[SIZE=2][COLOR=#ff0000][B]October 10, 2009[/B][/COLOR] Show 1- 1:00 - 3:00 PM Show 2- 3:30 - 5:30 PM Show 3- 6:00 - 8:00 PM Show 4- 8:30 - 10:30 PM [/SIZE] </td> <td valign="top">[SIZE=2] Hayes, UK Location: The Beck Theatre Grange Road, Hayes Middlesex UB3 2UE More information & to [COLOR=#ff0000]Buy Tickets [/COLOR][B][URL="http://www.becktheatre.org.uk/wrt-productions_details.asp?pid=3360"]Click here[/URL][/B][/SIZE] </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[SIZE=2][COLOR=#ff0000][B]October 11, 2009[/B][/COLOR] Show 1- 1:00 - 3:00 PM Show 2- 3:30 - 5:30 PM Show 3- 6:00 - 8:00 PM Show 4- 8:30 - 10:30 PM [/SIZE] </td> <td valign="top">[SIZE=2] Southhall, UK Location: The Himalaya Palace 14 South Road Southall UB1 3RT More information [B][URL="http://www.thewidowcolony.com/pdfs/TWC_Flyer_for_UK_Screening.pdf"]Click here[/URL][/B][/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top">[SIZE=2] Fri. - Sun. 3 days [COLOR=#ff0000][B]Oct 16, 2009[/B][/COLOR] - [COLOR=#ff0000][B]Oct 18, 2009[/B][/COLOR] Show 1- 1:00 - 3:00 PM Show 2- 3:30 - 5:30 PM Show 3- 6:00 - 8:00 PM Show 4- 8:30 - 10:30 PM [/SIZE] </td> <td valign="top">[SIZE=2] Birmingham, UK Location: The DRUM 144 Potters Lane Birmingham, B6 4UU More information & to [COLOR=#ff0000]Buy Tickets [/COLOR][B][URL="http://www.the-drum.org.uk/event/the-widow-colony"]Click here[/URL][/B][/SIZE]</td></tr></tbody></table> [/QUOTE]
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