You are invited to a

Screening of the Award-winning Documentary

FINAL SOLUTION

(India; 2004)

Director: Rakesh Sharma

followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Rakesh Sharma.

November 15, 2004, 3:00 pm
5206 SSPB (Social Science Plaza B), UC Irvine

This is a unique opportunity to meet the filmmaker and watch his
latest documentary film.

Final Solution, a study of the politics of hate, graphically documents
the changing face of right-wing politics inIndiathrough a study of the
2002 genocide of Moslems inGujarat. It specifically examines political
tendencies reminiscent of the Nazi Germany of early/mid-1930s. Final
Solution was shot and edited on Dvcam. Subtitled in English.

Awards:
Wolfgang Staudte award and Special Jury Award (Netpac), Berlin International film festival.
Humanitarian Award for Outstanding Documentary, HongKong International film festival.
Silver Dhow (Best Doc category), Zanzibar International film festival
Special Jury Mention, Munich Dokfest.
Special Award NRI-SAHI,NY-NJ,USA.

RakeshSharma's last film "Aftershocks: The Rough Guide to Democracy"
won the Best documentary film award at Fribourg, Big Mini-DV and at
Big Muddy and won seven other awards.


For more information contact:

Kavita Philip kavitaphilip@mindspring.com or Kaushik Sunder Rajan ksunderr@uci.edu