1. Water
Following protests and theater attacks surrounding her previous instalment of her “Elements” trilogy films Fire, Indian-Canadian film director, Deepa Mehta found herself up to her neck, thanks to her third and closing film of the trilogy: Water. Her previous film Fire, containing a lesbian relationship in it, saw the trashing of storefronts, cinema windows, and the tearing down of posters by angry mobs. Water, which focuses on the hard life of Hindu widows, circa the late 1930s, met with angry mobs even at the shores of the Ganges. Tearing down, and burning set pieces, while at the same time threatening Mehta herself, the film had to be shot in Sri Lanka instead. To think, the river that is said to be “liquid love of God”, and is looked at as a communal karma bath, is the very spot where an angry mob (thousands strong) came and burned down an attempt at expression. One shudders to consider what bad karma the mob will receive for such a diabolical act. A local “activist” (though extremist is certainly a better word) even began a suicide protest in an effort to halt production (one wonders if the “activist” was the sole participant, as it would be difficult to get the message of hate across after death). In spite of the incredible hardships she faced, Mehta did finally produce the film, and it was nominated for a best foreign language Oscar in 2007.
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1. Water
Following protests and theater attacks surrounding her previous instalment of her “Elements” trilogy films Fire, Indian-Canadian film director, Deepa Mehta found herself up to her neck, thanks to her third and closing film of the trilogy: Water. Her previous film Fire, containing a lesbian relationship in it, saw the trashing of storefronts, cinema windows, and the tearing down of posters by angry mobs. Water, which focuses on the hard life of Hindu widows, circa the late 1930s, met with angry mobs even at the shores of the Ganges. Tearing down, and burning set pieces, while at the same time threatening Mehta herself, the film had to be shot in Sri Lanka instead. To think, the river that is said to be “liquid love of God”, and is looked at as a communal karma bath, is the very spot where an angry mob (thousands strong) came and burned down an attempt at expression. One shudders to consider what bad karma the mob will receive for such a diabolical act. A local “activist” (though extremist is certainly a better word) even began a suicide protest in an effort to halt production (one wonders if the “activist” was the sole participant, as it would be difficult to get the message of hate across after death). In spite of the incredible hardships she faced, Mehta did finally produce the film, and it was nominated for a best foreign language Oscar in 2007.
Sources: www.variety.com, www.christianitytoday.com, www.abcnews.com, www.youtube.com, www.cbsnews.com
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