LOSING MY RELIGION
With no ideals, no role models and above all, no sense of wonder, more and more cynicism is seeping into our everyday lives. Amina is a Muslim woman who after rejecting Islam is now thinking of adopting a baby with her non-Muslim Danish husband and wonders what religion the child should follow. Pradeep is a phenomenal boxer who follows the Sikh faith but was banned from the Canadian Nationals for keeping his beard and finally Felix Almeida a good Catholic, who discovers the horrific Goan Inquisition in sixteenth century India. Is religion a device that fragments rather than binds? Do we follow edicts that are obsolete? Can faith really heal age old wounds? How much is religion part of our identity?
Programmer: Hayet Benkara
Director's Bio
Technical Information
With no ideals, no role models and above all, no sense of wonder, more and more cynicism is seeping into our everyday lives. Amina is a Muslim woman who after rejecting Islam is now thinking of adopting a baby with her non-Muslim Danish husband and wonders what religion the child should follow. Pradeep is a phenomenal boxer who follows the Sikh faith but was banned from the Canadian Nationals for keeping his beard and finally Felix Almeida a good Catholic, who discovers the horrific Goan Inquisition in sixteenth century India. Is religion a device that fragments rather than binds? Do we follow edicts that are obsolete? Can faith really heal age old wounds? How much is religion part of our identity?
Programmer: Hayet Benkara
Director's Bio
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After writing and directing films in India's humongous Bollywood industry, Rama Rau-Swaroop moved to Toronto a few years ago, looking for new challenges. Omni TV, Toronto, became her next stop, where she created programming for primetime television. She soon moved into writing for documentaries and drama and is now an independent producer-director who believes in karma. Her emerging production company, TriNetra Productions has completed Fingers of Fire, a film on Vineet Vyas - renowned Indo-Canadian tabla player - for Bravo!, that premiered at the 2006 New York International Film Festival. |
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Production Company TriNetra Productions 5754 Yonge Street #603 Toronto, ON M2M 3T6 Canada Tel.: 416-733-7956 Fax: Email: trinetra.productions@gmail.com Website: |
Distribution Company TriNetra Productions 5754 Yonge Street #603 Toronto, ON M2M 3T6 Canada Tel.: 416-733-7956 Fax: Email: trinetra.productions@gmail.com Website: |
Technical Information
| Type | : | colour |
| Dialogue | : | English |
| Subtitles | : | English |
| Running Time | : | 48 min. |
| Exhibition Format | : | betacam_sp |
| Screen Ratio | : | 16:9 |
| Sound | : | stereo |
Canadian Premiere
Screening(s):
Fri, April 4th, 2008
6:00 pm
Cineplex Odeon Carlton
Theatre 8
Regular Presentation
Director(s):
Rama Rau
Writer(s):
Producer(s):
Rama Rau
Actor(s):
n/a