Catalogue 8 FINAL for WEB 2
In the summer of 2003 more than 200 documentary and short filmmakers from across India came together in a Campaign Against Censorship. Out of this solidarity came an act of resistance, Vikalp – Films for Freedom, an alternative festival of documentary films organized by filmmakers in Feb 2004 in Mumbai, and which has now spun off in many directions. Delhi Film Archive (DFA) has come out of this process, as an autonomous platform that supports free expression and fearless listening. 3 Screens has been organized at the India Social Forum, New Delhi, in the belief that censorship violates the essential rights of citizens, and since public opinion is an important part of our struggle, we believe it is essential to energise it through discussion, publication, and above all, a strong screening culture. DFA locates itself amongst the many struggles against censorship that have been bravely (and quietly) waged around us for so many years, and which continue to be fought all around us. We are aware that the best way to guard our rights as citizens is to speak clearly, speak honestly and speak from all corners of the country, and the world. 3 DFA is an archive of documentary films, as well as of materials that stimulate a collective response to censorship and the control of ideas. It is involved in promoting the dissemination of documentary and short films, and creating a screening culture where open access and the diversity of ideas and images is celebrated. It is also involved in raising awareness on the ways in which the censorship regime is used to contain the right to freedom of expression.
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