earth worm: company man - foil vedanta cartel (2010 orient blackswan) together with felix padel...

SamarendraDas,researcher,activistwriterandfilm‐makerbasedintheUKandinIndia.

Dr.FelixPadel:“Sinceweworkedtogetherhisactivismhashadimmenselybeneficialinfluences,openingthemindsofinfluentialaswellasmanyordinarypeopleinGreenland,IcelandandTrinidad‐TobagoaswellasinIndiaandothercountries.”“Whenwewroteouraluminiumbooktogetherwetooknoinstitutionalfunding,whichwasoftenextremelytough,butallowedusanopenroadtoexplorepreciselythedirectionswefeltcalledtowards.”

WIRAPDIKA(EarthWorm:CompanyMan)2005,124mins,Kui/OdiaEnglishsubtitlesShotover5years,thefeature‐lengthdocumentaryontheresistancetomegaminingcompaniesinEasternIndia.SubratKumarSahu:“WiththemostminimumbackgroundnarrationWiraPdika‐achievesamilestoneintermsofauthenticityindocumentaryfilmmaking.” 

KANDHAMAL20082011,54mins,Kui/OdiaEnglishsubtitlesAdocumentaryontheHinduSupremacistsViolenceinEasternIndiastateofOdisha.Thisfilmwasshotoverfouryears.

SamarendraspentsevenyearswritingOutofThisEarth:EastIndiaAdivasisandtheAluminiumCartel(2010OrientBlackswan)togetherwithFelixPadel 

EarthWorm:CompanyManfilmscreeningandtalkbySamarendraDas

Thursday29thNovember2012between11:00–13:00atFultonB,UniversityofSussex

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