Screening of Malayalam film Pokkiri Raja (The Rogue King), directed by Vyshakh (2010)

Location:
Franke Institute for the Humanities, 1100 E. 57th Street

Note:
Film screening events are often attended by directors, but rare are occasions when audiences have a chance to ask sound specialists about the roles they perform behind the screen. As part of the week-long series of events organized for the campus visit of South Indian film music director Jassie Gift, the Franke Center for the Humanities will host a screening of his film, Pokkiri Raja (2010), followed by a Q and A session that will also include Vijay Jacob, a studio musician and arranger who worked for Jassie on the project.

Contact Name:
Rehanna Kheshgi

Contact E-mail:
rehanna@uchicago.edu

Contact Phone:
773.702.8484

Description:
South Asian Sound Interventions
A balanced regional representation of classical, popular, and vernacular musical repertories, this performing arts series provides opportunities for sustained engagement with South Asian artists and art worlds in our community. Guided by professional performers renowned for their originality, these events explore intersections of pedagogy and creative innovation in musical practices situated outside the canonic traditions of the Indian subcontinent.