MOVIES
Slovenia, 2009, 7 min
Martina Hudorovič
29.01.2010 22:40

Roma women speak about their life in Novi Sad in Serbia. They talk about their conditions of life. There are also some interviews with social worker.
Language of dialogues: Roma language and Serbian
Language of subtitles: English
Germany/India, 2009, 57 min
Helene Basu
30.01.2010 18:25

The Sufi shrine of Mira Datar in India is large pilgrimage centre specialising in healing possession madness/mental illness. Recently, it has also become a site of experimenting with new forms of community care in the mental health sector. The NGO „Altruist“ facilitates communication between the mental health department, shrine dignitaries, psychiatrists and patients suffering from diverse kinds of mental troubles who seek help from the saint. Under the heading of „Dava and Dua“ Altruists promotes psychiatric services at the shrine parallel to the cures of possession illnesses offered by ritual specialists. The film documents interactions between different actors at the shrine (patients-psychiatrists, psychiatrists-ritual specialists, patients-ritual specialists), listens to the stories of afflicted persons and presents diverse views on the presumed causes of mental illness as well on the benefit or non-benefit of medicine and/or ritual practices as perceived by patients and their relatives.
Language of dialogues: Hindi and Gujarati
Language of subtitles: English
Pakistan, 2009, 34 min
Mashood Ahmed Sheikh
29.01.2010 18:10
Side effects: Portrait of a young artist in Lahore
Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan with a population of more than 10 million. The city is famous for exquisite food, its rich culture, an education capital and the core of Pakistan's media and Arts scene. The film takes us deep into the life of a struggling young lower-middle class, Art student in Lahore.
Language of dialogues: Urdu, Panjabi, English
Language of subtitles: English