Raw emotions roll

kolkata: film buffs witnessed the plight of afghan women and children during the taliban regime on celluloid in an unedited version of a film made by rewa — revolutionary association of women in afghanistan. the film which was screened on wednesday at the first international festival of social communication cinema organised by roopkala kendro showed images of torture and violence inflicted on women and children.the week long film festival — february 15-21 screened films by filmmakers from the country and abroad. films like ek chingari ki khoj mein by k.p. sasi, daughters of the 73rd amendment act i by ananya chatterjee, sadgati by satyajit ray, parobashi mon amar — my migrant soul by bangladeshi film maker yasmine kabir were appreciated by viewers. a healthy interaction with film makers, journalists, intellectuals and students were also encouraged. dr jashodhara bagchi, malini bhattacharya, jaya mitra, ananya chatterjee, yasmine kabir later participated in a seminar on “real women and mainstream television.� kabir who was in the city for her second film parobashi mon amar — my migrant soul spoke about her experiences while making the documentary. her first film dushomoy was a documentary which recounted the tragedy of shima choudhury, a 16-year-old garment factory worker who was raped in judicial custody. her parobashi mon amar features one individual to illustrate migratory labours.