Alessandro is an Italian writer-filmmaker making a film on the Narmada Parikrama—an age-old pilgrimage along the holy river Narmada. During the cinematic journey, Alessandro meets a village boy, Lala, who has fled home to secure dignity and land for his displaced peasant family. Lala is almost at the same age as his son Francesco, who lost his mother in the recent past. The narrative unfolds the story of two boys—one without his mother, the other without his motherland. Alessandro’s narrative takes a new turn as the river Narmada flows by.
The screening will be preceded by an Introduction and followed by a Q/A session (TBC).
