by ZAINAB S QAZI
I have always believed in the power of cinema to offer new perspectives, voices, and representation to the marginalised. As an ardent lover of stories, frames, and all that lies in between, I am deeply passionate about films that explore complex power politics of gender, religion, caste, and nationality, etc. and how these are often subverted once the subaltern speaks up and gains centrality in the narrative.
Of power, resistance, memory, hope, and decolonisation. This column explores the idea of how powerfully cinema captures the very essence of our being and brings resistant stories to life, only if it is told through the correct lens.
I. Hoping Against Hope In The Universe of The Teacher Who Promised The Sea