I Am because of Facebook
The Hindu : y>I AM, an anthology of four films dealing with sensitive issues, came about thanks to Facebook, learns Prema Manmadhan
United causeOnir directing Juhi Chawla in I am Megha.
Onir of “My Friend Nikhil” fame, has just left for the US on an invitation to screen his latest film “I AM” at several universities. And to think that the film has not even been completed!
Well, it’s like this: “I AM” is an anthology of four films. Three have been completed and the fourth is to be shot shortly. This new trend that has caught on is changing the way people view cinema. Adoor tried it twice, now Ranjit has just released his “Kerala Café” and Onir, with Sanjay Suri, has produced this movie, under the banner of Anticlock Films. People from 23 countries have cooperated to make this film possible, all through Facebook, reveals Onir. He took on this effort after “Bas Ek Pal” and “Sorry Bhai”.
Rahul Bose and Arjun Mathur in I am Omar;
Onir is thrilled about his trip to New York. “It’s a sneak preview of the finished parts that will be shown there and it will be followed by discussions with the audiences about the issues dealt with,” he says in a telephonic interview.
The burning issues in these films are highly topical and based on real life stories, but subjects that few would deal honestly with: “I am Abhimanyu” deals with child abuse. “I am Omar” speaks of the way the police gang up with male sex workers to abuse gays. “I am Megha” is about the plight of Kashmiri Pundits. These three films have been shot in Bangalore, Mumbai and Kashmir. “Afia”, yet to be filmed, deals with corruption among NGO outfits. “It will be shot later this year at Kolkata and the film will be released next year,” Onir says.
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