The Guerrilla Fighter: Mrinal Sen and the Legacies of Radical Cinema

A pioneer of political cinema in India, Mrinal Sen’s films rejected traditional notions of filmmaking in favor of the experimental, inspired by the French New Wave and the Third Cinema movement in Latin America. A key figure in the Parallel Cinema movement, Sen’s work reflected the restless, newly independent country he lived within. We celebrate Mrinal Sen's birth centenary and his legacy on radical artistic practice with screenings of Bhuvan Shome, Padatik, Akaler Sandhane, and Khandahar; talks by Anustup Basu, Moinak Biswas, Supriya Chaudhuri, Manishita Dass, Sanghita Sen, Meheli Sen, Rochona Majumdar, Neepa Majumdar, Parichay Patra, Masha Salazkina; a closing roundtable featuring Kunal Sen and Anjan Dutt; and an exhibition of Sen's memorabilia, photographs, and papers.

This event is free and open to the public. A full schedule and registration details will be announced soon.

Presented by 3CT, Committee on South Asian Studies, Department of Cinema and Media Studies, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, Film Studies Center, Franke Institute for the Humanities, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections, National Film Archives of India, National Film Development Corporation of India, Nicholson Center for British Studies, and University of Chicago Center in New Delhi.