Take One Action and Tripod present: Farming the Revolution + discussion

<div><b>This screening will be followed by a&nbsp;discussion with the Landworkers' Alliance and other speakers exploring the local picture around land justice, food sovereignty and direct action.</b></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Farming the Revolution</i> takes us to the heart of the massive year-long protests against the Indian government’s then newly enacted farm laws during the COVID lockdown. Over half a million protesters gathered – men and women from all generations, religions, classes and castes – joining forces at massive protest sites that sprung up across the borders of Delhi. The film invites us to experience the small-scale struggles and giant spirit of this historic farmers ’movement, and to think about what it means in our own local context.</div><div><br></div><div>From the director:</div><div><br></div><div>Surrounded by police barricades, the farmers create a zone – a zone of possibilities, a zone of freedom within which the normal laws of the police state don’t apply. It becomes a place of optimism, hope, and action. A zone of camaraderie. The farmers tend to the sick, feed each other, and continuously upgrade their shelters to adapt to the elements. They transform their farm implements into sleeping platforms, libraries, schools, and stages of protest. The culture of sharing, community and jugaad (indigenous ad hoc problem-solving) is on full display here. There are mini- universities/ communes with libraries, community kitchens, film screening spaces. In this unprecedented assemblage of people from all caste and class backgrounds, urban and rural, young and old, with women participating in large numbers, we see how roots in faith and revolutionary thinking may coexist.</div><div><br></div><div><b>To make our events more accessible, we operate a sliding scale ticket policy (thanks to SQIFF for leading the way) across all our venues. Choose what to pay based on your personal circumstances, from £0-20. All we ask is that you are honest with us so that we can continue offering this flexibility to those who need it most. When you pay a higher price for a ticket, you help subsidise a ticket for somebody on a lower income.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>How much should I pay?</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>£0</b> - I cannot meet everyday costs</div><div><b>£5</b> - I can meet everyday costs but sometimes find it hard to do so</div><div><b>£10</b> - I can meet everyday costs</div><div><b>£15</b> - I can comfortably meet my everyday costs and have savings to</div><div><b>£20</b> - I would like to pay for a solidarity ticket to subsidise costs for people unable to pay for a ticket</div>DocumentaryPT1H45MN/C 182026-11-19FRen
Nishtha Jain
Akash Basumatari
Valérie Montmartin
Nishtha Jain
Take One Action and Tripod present: Farming the Revolution + discussion"Take One Action and Tripod present: Farming the Revolution + discussion"

Showtimes

November 19, 8:30 pm

Filmhouse