Drawing A Line - MtM on Tour • Filmhuis Denhaag Filmhuis Denhaag

Sama Pana

Drawing A Line - MtM on Tour

Portrait of young Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja, who counters persecution and censorship with humour and honesty. Amid an increasing government crackdown on freedom of speech, she takes on the Hindu-nationalist ideology promoted by the Modi government. Partly animated by Rachita in her minimal, deceptively simple style.  

(NL below) Portrait of young Indian cartoonist Rachita Taneja, who counters persecution and censorship with humour and honesty. Amid an increasing government crackdown on freedom of speech, she takes on the Hindu-nationalist ideology promoted by the Modi government. Partly animated by Rachita in her minimal, deceptively simple style.  

‘You’ll have to send a copy of this script to my lawyer,’ Rachita Taneja tells the filmmaker at the start of Drawing a Line. The reason: Rachita is facing legal problems because of cartoons she made about the Supreme Court. It caused her to be charged with ‘contempt of court’, for which she could go to prison. Her lawyer advises her strongly that these cartoons should not be shown, or their contents discussed, in the film. ‘It’s just stick figures,’ she wonders. ‘How is the highest court in the largest democracy in the world talking about my stick figures?’ 

Rachita’s Sanitary Panels is a popular cartoon series known for its sharp socio-political commentary, and it has captivated young, liberal Indians. While waiting for the outcome of the court case, Rachita seeks guidance and support from like-minded individuals dedicated to amplifying their voices. The film explores Rachita’s inner world and her creative expression, depicting a dystopian narrative where freedom of speech rapidly erodes. 

After the screening there will be an in dept programm with Vineet Thakur and Amitangshu Acharya.

About Vineet Thakur: 

Vineet Thakur's disciplinary training is in the field of International Relations. He researches on diplomatic histories of the Global South, with particular focus on India and South Africa. On India more specifically, his ongoing work is on how caste shapes Indian diplomacy. I hold a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and before coming to Leiden University where I am currently employed, I have taught at School of Oriental and African Studies London, the University of Johannesburg and Ambedkar University. I have also held research fellowships at the University of Cambridge, the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study and Rhodes University.

About Amitangshu Acharya: 

A human geographer, Acharya specializes in the field of political ecology, focusing on postcolonial nature in South Asia. In his writings, he explores the ruptured relationship between people and their environment, while documenting sites and struggles where plural knowledge systems and practices reclaim hope for a sustainable future. He has written on water cultures, the climate crisis, and everyday urbanism in The EconomistThe IndependentHuffington PostThe HinduKhaleej TimesIndian Express, Economic TimesScroll.inPlaces Journal, Frontline and The Mint.

 Amitangshu's work as a researcher and practitioner spans activist networks, philanthropic organisations, and international research institutes. He worked with Adivasi communities in western India on managing village commons. He was also, briefly, a part of the Plachimeda Anti-Coca-Cola struggle through the National Alliance of Peoples Movement (NAPM), in India. Amitangshu completed his PhD from the University of Edinburgh as a Leverhulme Trust Scholar. His thesis – A political ecology of small things – investigated how the urban middle class in India strategically seceded from public services through the technopolitical reconstitution of indoor environments.

He is currently a lecturer at the IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands, where he is developing pedagogies and research programs to reimagine water in the majority world. He is also working on his monograph on urban middle-class technopolitics.

Regisseur Sama Pana
Land België, Luxemburg
Taal Engels
Ondertiteling Engels
Speelduur 73 min

Movies that Matter on Tour

With the On Tour program, Movies that Matter organizes screenings with in-depth programmes in The Netherlands and online. They do this in collaboration with a diverse array of organisations and companies. Among other things, the organization also organises the annual Movies that Matter Festival in The Hague.

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