Farming the Revolution

For 13 months between 2020-21, 12 million farmers in Punjab, in the north of India, took to the streets protesting the government’s unjust farm laws. They occupied the outskirts of the capital city of Delhi, setting up a tent-city that only expanded over the protest’s duration. In Farming the Revolution, Nishtha Jain applies a microscope to this exceptional moment in Indian history. Characters slip in and out of this quietly compelling film as the farmers and their families endure the brutal summer and cold winter, and come together to advocate for justice as though it was the most natural thing to do. Ultimately gesturing towards hope, this monumental achievement took out the top prize at Hot Docs 2024.

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Special Guests: Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin

Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin, based in Dharamshala, are longtime collaborators and filmmakers. Their work focuses primarily on Tibet and attempts to document and reflect on the questions of exile, identity, culture and nationalism that confront the Tibetan people. Their acclaimed films, including The Sun Behind the Clouds and Dreaming Lhasa, have screened globally. As founders of the Dharamshala International Film Festival, they play a key role in India’s indie film scene. Their latest feature, State of Statelessness, the first-ever Tibetan-language anthology, premiered at Busan in 2024.