 
Audio Visual
Aids Made By Abhivyakti Media for Development :
1. Fighting
for a Foothold : (Eng.,
Col., 30 mins.)
The film is
about the plight of pavement dwellers of Bombay and their struggle for
survival.
Audience :
Voluntary organisations, School and college students and interested
group.
Producer :
Committee for the Right to Housing (CRH)
Contact :
yuva@vsnl.com
2. Shabdanchi
Chahul : (Marathi,
color, 30 mins.)
About the
efforts of a school for the hearing impared children imparting integrated
training.
Audience :
Parents, visitors.
Producer :
Vikas Vidyalaya, Dadar, Bombay.
3. Apna
Haque, Apni Sanghatna : (Hindi,
B. & W. 32 mins)
A fictional
account of a slum dweller to organise the people in the community to fight
for their rights.
Audience :
Slum dwellers.
Producer :
Committee for the Right to Housing (CRH)
4. Back
to nature : (Eng.
Color, 17 mins.)
Documents
the work of a voluntary organisation to promote the social forestry scheme
among the tribals.
Audience :
Voluntary organisation, government officials and visitors.
Producer :
Gram Vikas, Mohuda – Orissa
5. Parivartam(Bio-
gas) : (Oriya, col., 17 mins)
A motivational
film on the untility of Bio- gas
Audience :
Rural population.
Producer :
Gram Vikas, Mohuda, Orissa
6. T.
B. : People’s perception of tuberculosis inMaharashtra(Marathi,
20 mins)
The video
film is a critique on the Government’s National T. B. Control programme.It
tries to capture the reality through the views of rueal patients and doctors.
Audience :
Policy Makers.
Producer :
FRCH, Bombay.
7. Changing
Landscape : (Eng./marathi,
col, 20 mins.)
The videp
film speaks of the efforts of a rural development organisationin bringing
about a change amongst the tribals of Raigarh area.
Producer :
Capart, New Delhi
8. Pahal
Prayog Ki : (Hindi,
Col., 35 mins.)
The Video
film profiles a M. P. based voluntary organisation and its work with the
tribals of Chattisgarh.
Audience :
General.
Producer :
Proyog, M. P.
9. Junglechya
Waata : (Marathi,
col., 20 mins.)
In the video
film, the issue of migration, Agriculture production, water, Fuelwood and
fodder are amalgamated in a lively andinteresting manner. Dramatisation,
interviews and a song, thread the content, raising questions about the
degraded eco-system. The film tackles the issue from people’s point of
view. For example it discusses the gravity of the crisis in agricultural
productionand its linkages with dwindling biomass resources.
Audience :
Rural people – specially tribals.
Producer :
Abhivyakti Media for Development, Nashik.
10. Gani
Junglachi : (Marathi,
45 mins., Audio cassette)
Awareness
songs on environment, particularly forests. These songs, panned, composed
and sung by activists vibrate with experience of struggle in face of the
denuded forest.
Audience :
General
Producer :
Abhivyakti Media for Development, Nashik.
11. Ladha
(The struggle) : (Mar./
Eng. Voice over) col., 30 mins)
Based on real-life
this video fulm adapts a dramatic structure to narrate the struggle of
the tribals to protect their forest rights. The story depicts the exploratation
of the tribals at the hands of powerful vested interests andhow the oppressed
people. Come together in a Sanghatana’ to voice their protest. The film
urges the people to unit and fight for their rights. Enacted by the tribals,
mainly women who form the focus of the fight back. The film captures the
spirit of people’s movement to salvage their thin forest resources.
Audience :
Rural people – spceially tribals.
Producer :
Abhivyakti media for Development, Nashik.
12. Ganyat
Gosht Junglachi, Tumchya Amchya Hakkachi :
As the title
suggests, the issue of forest rights, of the tribals is presented through
the means of audio songs. These songs are interspersed with views of the
people speaking about their experiences. They narrate passionately about
the past, about present shortage of forest produce and the collous attitude
of authorities with anger. The sutradhar, the link person, raises several
pertinent issues like the present forest policy, the ramp exploitation
of forest resources by industrialists and the commercially oriented social
forestry schemes.
Audience :
Rural people – specially tribals.
Producer :
Abhivyakti Media for Development, Nashik.
13. Jungle
Hakkanchya Shodhat
(In search
of forest rights) : (Mar., 20 mins, slide show)
The slide
show explores the relation of the tribals with their forest and comments
on the impact on their lives by the ever decreasing forest resources. The
Audio Visual for this deforstation? And why the tribals are blamed for
this state of affairs? It also attempts to make the tribals aware of their
forest rights and urges them to strengthen their movement and save the
forests.
Audience :
Rural People.
Producer :
Abhivyakti Media for Development, Nashik.
14. Invisible
Work – (Marathi/
Eng., 15 mins., Slide Show)
The objective
of this slide show is to make women’s work visible by highlighting the
various aspects of women’s work and how these aspects affect each other.
It also questions the faulty presumptions that exist about understanding
of women’s work. Disparitly in wages.Impact of technology on women’s work
also figute in the discussion.
Audience :
Rural women – Specially tribals.
Producer :
Abhivyakti Media for Development, Nashik
15 Amhi
Palak (We Parents0 : (Marathi, Col., 20
mins)
The film is
on the issue of parenthood and tries to put forth the concept of consciousness
parenting. It also raises the issue of social parenting, and responsibilities
of parents in crating a conductive environment.
Audience :
Parents, Pre school teachers, creche workers etc.)
Producer :
Abhivyakti Media for Development, nashik.
16. Balachi
Shala (Schooling)
: (Marathi, col, 20 mins.)
The video
expresses the concern of parents regarding school Admission processes,
specially primary school admissions. Parents have passionately raised questions
regarding donations, Selectionof medium of instruction, excessive homework
among other.
Audience :
Parents, school teachers, non- Govt. Organisation workers.
Producer :
Abhivyakti Media for Development, Nashik.
17. Chal
Chal Range Shalela - (Marathi,
50 mins. Audio cassette)
Awareness
songs on literacy to motivate adults as well children. All of these songs
are written and sung by village level activists. A booklet of these songs
is also available with the cassette.
Audience :
Illiterate Masses.
Producer :
Abhivyakti Media for Development, Nashik.
18. Sa
Re Ga Ma Sare Sama : (Marathi,
45 mins, Audio Cassette)
Awareness
songs on gender equality and changing child rearing attitude. All these
songs are focused on children and sung by children themselves.
Audience :
Parents, Children.
Producer :
Abhivyakt media for Development, nashik.
19. From
Our Video Documentation Unit :
a. Narmada
Debate
We have recorded
the speeches given by Medha Patkar and others on the issue of the big dam
debate organised by an independent body.
b. Holi
Festival
In the tribal
region of Dhule in Maharashtra, holi is celebrated in two distinct ways.
One is joyous one and the other sad. The video documents the rituals of
the tribals during the holi festival.
c. The
destitute women (Parityakta
Stree)
A two day
parishad organise din Aurangabad in Jan. 94 to discuss this serious issue.
From this material we have also culled out a 10 min film on this subject.
20. Think
of our childhood, Give us our rights : (Eng.,
col, 35 mins.)
Video documentaitonof
the National convention of child labourers held in Madras in Dec. 1995,
organised by campaign Against child Labour (Cacl)
21. Gharguti
Ropa Vatika : (Marathi,
slide tape, 20 mins)
The slide
show tries to promote the concept of home based nursery in the tribal villages
of Kashele in Karjat as part of afforestation efforts of a local NGO.
Audience :
Tribal villagers.
Producer :
Academy of development sciences, Karjat
22. Meeting
a challence : (Eng./Mar.
Slide tape, 26 mins)
This slide
show profiles a Nashik based rural development organisation and its work
amongst the tribals in the igatpuri taluka. The activities focus on health,
education, dairy development and other related issues concerning development.
Audience :
General
Producer :
Vachan, Nashik |
