Interview with director Jayan K. Cherian
Interview with director Jayan K. Cherian
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导演杰扬·K·切里安专访
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10.1177/0021989417710303
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2017
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Misrahi-Barak J
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In this interview with Judith Misrahi-Barak and Nicole Thiara, Jayan K. Cherian discusses his work as an independent filmmaker in India and the USA, his artistic and political commitment, and the challenges he has faced with the Central Board of Film Certification in India after the release of his first feature filmPapilio Buddha(2013), which focuses on Dalit land struggles in Kerala, and again with his second feature filmKaBodyscapes(2016). The interview explores how holding a dual status as an American citizen and an Overseas Citizen of India makes his situation more complex because it offers him both the freedom and constraints of being a permanent outsider. The discussion ofPapilio Buddhaand its representation of the Dalit land struggle is the focus of the interview. He also speaks about his intended audience(s) and the way he works on location with his crews. Since Cherian is a poet and a writer as well as a filmmaker, he explains his choices for specific media, in the particular contexts in which he positions himself.