[Videonews] New Release I FOR INDIA

Leila McCullough (leila@frif.com)
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:07:15 -0500

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First Run / Icarus Films is proud to announce the release of the film =
that made waves at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, won the Charles C. =
Guggenheim Award at the 2006 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and =
was awarded Best Documentary by the 2006 Indo-American Arts Council Film =
Festival.

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"A profound and profoundly moving film that any director could be proud =
of ; as a debut, it's formidably accomplished."

=E2=80=94Sight & Sound =
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**** (Four Stars) "A miraculous mini-epic... terrifically warm, =
watchable film-making."

=E2=80=94The Guardian =
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I FOR INDIA

A Film by Sandhya Suri

I FOR INDIA is a chronicle of immigration in Britain, from the Sixties =
to the present day, as seen through the eyes of one Asian family and =
their movie camera.

In 1965 Yash Pal Suri, a young doctor, left India for the U.K. with =
hopes of improving his family's life. The first thing he did upon =
arriving in England was to buy two Super 8mm cameras, two projectors and =
two reel-to-reel tape recorders. He sent one of each to his family in =
India, and kept the others for himself.

Over the next forty years, through regular mailings of his filmed and =
taped thoughts and observations, he shared his new life abroad with =
family members back home, providing a unique record of the =
eccentricities-and occasional racism-of his new English hosts. Back in =
India, his relatives, in turn, responded with their own "cine-letters," =
sending tales of weddings, festivals and village life, along with =
impassioned pleas for his return.=20

In addition to home movies, I FOR INDIA, directed by one of Suri's three =
daughters, uses archival and contemporary footage and excerpts from BBC =
TV programs (including The Dark Million, The Immigrant Doctors, and The =
End of the Line), which chart the changing national mood about =
immigration over the decades, from bemusement at the strange customs of =
the South Asian newcomers, to fears of British culture being "swamped," =
to right-wing protests demanding the expulsion of "colored" immigrants.

By the end of the film, as Suri and his wife communicate today via =
webcam with a daughter who has relocated to Australia, I FOR INDIA =
becomes not only a bittersweet time capsule of cultural alienation, =
discovery, racism and belonging, but also a contemporary exploration of =
universal, emotionally compelling themes of family separation and the =
quest for personal happiness, wherever it may take you.

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<http://frif.com/new2007/i.html> Read more here!

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D2OqRnl52RdY> See the trailer on =
YouTube!

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70 minutes / color / 2007=20
Sale/DVD: $398
Rental/DVD: $125

- Free preview for purchase consideration is available.

- Purchase price includes Public Performance Rights.
- This film is available to our Canadian customers.

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First Run / Icarus Films is proud to announce the =
release of
the film that made waves at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, won the =
Charles C.
Guggenheim Award at the 2006 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and =
was
awarded Best Documentary by the 2006 Indo-American Arts Council Film =
Festival.<o:p></o:p>

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I FOR
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t>

A Film
by Sandhya Suri<o:p></o:p>

I FOR
INDIA is a chronicle of immigration in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Britain</st1:country-region></st1:place>, from the Sixties =
to the
present day, as seen through the eyes of one Asian family and their =
movie
camera.<o:p></o:p>

In
1965 Yash Pal Suri, a young doctor, left <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">India</st1:country-region>
for the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">U.K.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
with hopes of improving his family's life. The first thing he did upon =
arriving
in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region>
was to buy two Super 8mm cameras, two projectors and two reel-to-reel =
tape
recorders. He sent one of each to his family in <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and kept the others =
for
himself.<o:p></o:p>

Over
the next forty years, through regular mailings of his filmed and taped =
thoughts
and observations, he shared his new life abroad with family members back =
home,
providing a unique record of the eccentricities-and occasional racism-of =
his
new English hosts. Back in <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
his relatives, in turn, responded with their own =
"cine-letters,"
sending tales of weddings, festivals and village life, along with =
impassioned
pleas for his return. <o:p></o:p>

In
addition to home movies, I FOR INDIA, directed by one of Suri's three
daughters, uses archival and contemporary footage and excerpts from BBC =
TV
programs (including The Dark Million, The Immigrant Doctors, and The End =
of the
Line), which chart the changing national mood about immigration over the
decades, from bemusement at the strange customs of the South Asian =
newcomers,
to fears of British culture being "swamped," to right-wing =
protests
demanding the expulsion of "colored" =
immigrants.<o:p></o:p>

By
the end of the film, as Suri and his wife communicate today via webcam =
with a
daughter who has relocated to Australia, I FOR INDIA becomes not only a
bittersweet time capsule of cultural alienation, discovery, racism and
belonging, but also a contemporary exploration of universal, emotionally
compelling themes of family separation and the quest for personal =
happiness,
wherever it may take you.<o:p></o:p>

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ont>

<a
href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D2OqRnl52RdY">See the trailer on =
YouTube!</a><o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

70 minutes
/ color / 2007 
Sale/DVD: $398 
Rental/DVD: $125<o:p></o:p>

- Free preview =
for
purchase consideration is available.<o:p></o:p>

- Purchase price =
includes
Public Performance Rights. 
- This film is available to our Canadian =
customers.<o:p></o:p>

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