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Samarendra Das, researcher, activist writer and film‐maker based in the UK and in India. Dr. Felix Padel: “Since we worked together his activism has had immensely beneficial influences, opening the minds of influential as well as many ordinary people in Greenland, Iceland and Trinidad‐Tobago as well as in India and other countries.” “When we wrote our aluminium book together we took no institutional funding, which was often extremely tough, but allowed us an open road to explore precisely the directions we felt called towards.” WIRA PDIKA (Earth Worm: Company Man) 2005, 124 mins, Kui/Odia English subtitles Shot over 5 years, the feature‐length documentary on the resistance to mega mining companies in Eastern India. Subrat Kumar Sahu: “With the most minimum background narration Wira Pdika‐ achieves a milestone in terms of authenticity in documentary filmmaking.” KANDHAMAL 2008 2011, 54 mins, Kui/Odia English subtitles A documentary on the Hindu Supremacists Violence in Eastern India state of Odisha. This film was shot over four years. Samarendra spent seven years writing Out of This Earth: East India Adivasis and the Aluminium Cartel (2010 Orient Blackswan) together with Felix Padel Earth Worm: Company Man film screening and talk by Samarendra Das Thursday 29 th November 2012 between 11:00 – 13:00 at Fulton B, University of Sussex Supported by Foil Vedanta www.FOiLVEDANTA.ORG

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Page 1: Earth Worm: Company Man - Foil Vedanta Cartel (2010 Orient Blackswan) together with Felix Padel Earth Worm: Company Man film screening and talk by Samarendra Das Thursday 29th November

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

SupportedbyFoilVedanta www.FOiLVEDANTA.ORG