Rising Stars, Falling Stars – We Must Have Music!

This month Vaginal Davis presents a film by Avant-garde filmmaker John Abraham, an original character in Indian film history. AGRAHARATHIL KAZHUTHAI (Donkey in a Brahmin Village, India 1977) is the second and perhaps most famous of his four films, and the only one in Tamil. Using allegory and satire, it is the story of a donkey who one day enters a village dominated by upper caste Brahmins. To the outrage of the villagers, a professor adopts him. In his fable about guilt and innocence, Abraham criticizes intolerance and superstition among the Brahmins. (22.9. followed by drinks and music)