Asian Pop-Up Cinema at the Block Museum
SHANKAR’S FAIRIES
SPECIAL ENCORE
India | Fiction | 2021 | 93 minutes | In Hindi w/ English subtitles
DIRECTOR: Irfana Majumdar
SCREENWRITER: Nita Kumar
STARRING: Jaihind Kumar, Shreeja Mishra, Gaurav Saini, Irfana Majumdar, Adwik Mathur
Director Irfana Majumdar is scheduled to appear in-person for a film introduction and post-film Q&A moderated by Ron Falzone.
SYNOPSIS:
India, 1962. Shankar is the indispensable servant on the estate of the parents of little Anjana and her brother. The little girl loves the brother’s fantastical stories and follows him around. Newly independent India is still class bound and exploitative. The mother manages the servants with a tough hand and the father commands his force with authority. Meanwhile, in the village, Shankar’s daughter gets sick .…
“SHANKAR’S FAIRIES is an absolutely stunning piece of filmmaking, a detailed and beautiful ode to the art of telling stories and the value of learning about the world through these small but significant encounters.” - International Cinephile Society.
Irfana Majumdar, Director
Irfana Majumdar is the founding Artistic Director of the NIRMAN Theatre and Film Studio in Varanasi, India. She studied Performance at the University of Chicago, and has been awarded fellowships for her commitment to themes of social justice and process of collaborative creation. She now directs and teaches, creates solo performances, and program annual arts events, residencies, and internships. At NIRMAN’s International Education Program, she teaches and mentors undergraduate and post-graduate students. She also leads the vision committee for the development of NIRMAN’s riverside campus, which is a site of arts, education, research, and environmental change. She has directed three documentaries.
SHANKAR’S FAIRIES is her debut film.
FILM EXCERPT
Ticketing Note: For free screening ticket holders, seats on the day of the screening are subject to availability on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seats can be guaranteed with a suggested donation of $5 or more. Any guaranteed seats unclaimed 15 minutes prior to showtime will be released.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
5:30 PM
Doors open 30 minutes before screening.
BLOCK MUSEUM OF ART
(AUDITORIUM)
40 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
