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Titled ‘Sci 560’, the festival opened with documentary films specified arsenic Down The Drain that explores the sewage strategy of the metropolis and Our Metropolis that highlights the changes the metropolis faces arsenic it grows (Express photo)
A two-day movie festival featuring the technological and technological advancements of Bengaluru metropolis concluded connected February 2.
Titled ‘Sci 560’, the festival opened with documentary films specified arsenic Down The Drain that explores the sewage strategy of the metropolis and Our Metropolis that highlights the changes the metropolis faces arsenic it grows, with radical coming into struggle with authorities erstwhile they are being forced retired for operation activities.
Other five-minute films connected the archetypal time besides looked astatine unsocial facets of the city, with A Stroke of Genius highlighting the unsocial creation of seasoned Bengaluru creator Paul Fernandes.
Short films portraying themes specified arsenic the dense metallic euphony country successful the city, accepted washermen and motorcycle restoration, and bundle outsourcing to India were besides screened.
On Sunday, the screenings opened with Tracing the Arc that deals with the British effort successful the 1800s to papers the curvature of the Earth’s surface.
There were besides documentaries connected illustrious physiologist Major General S L Bhatia Dr B R Ambedkar.
Two longer films which stood retired were In Search of Gold, exploring the instauration of the Kolar Gold Fields, portion Above the Din of Sewing Machines looked into the garment manufacture which was overshadowed by IT successful 21st period Bengaluru.
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The festival was held astatine the Bangalore International Centre successful collaboration with the Science Gallery Bengaluru. An accumulation displaying assorted items linked to the past of subject and advancement successful the metropolis is presently underway astatine the gallery.
“Last twelvemonth we had the Carbon Film Festival and this twelvemonth Sci560. We had an unfastened telephone and assemblage for the enactment of films. What is caller this twelvemonth is that we commissioned the inaugural film, Down the Drain by Nithya Mishra. The taxable corresponds to our exhibition. So we chose films which correspond to technology, engineering and different aspects that impact mundane beingness successful the city.” said Jahnavi Phalkey, manager of Science Gallery Bengaluru.
The festival besides sported further events specified arsenic a virtual scavenger hunt, a quiz, and adjacent a clip capsule, alongside interactive displays specified arsenic an audio collage of the city, notes with memories of Bengaluru, and stickers added to a ample representation of the city.
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