India | Hindi, Panjabi | 105 mins | Dir. Nishtha Jain
Farming the Revolution 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 – and reinvented co-existence at massive protest sites that burgeoned on the borders of Delhi. The film invites us to experience the everyday textures and indomitable spirit of this historic farmers’ movement – until, finally, victory!
Director, Nishtha Jain, will be in attendance for a live Q&A following the film.
Awards & Honors WORLD PREMIERE: Hot Docs 2024 WINNER: Best International Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2024 WINNER: Special Jury Award, IDSFFK, Kerala 2024 OPENING FILM: DMZ Docs 2024, South Korea PORTRAIT OF A DIRECTOR: Films from the South Festival, Oslo 2024 SIGNED: IDFA 2024
The film will begin promptly at the time listed. Please show up early to ensure that you are in the theater 5 minutes before the film starts - we don't air 15 minutes of commercials. This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
