| Title |
Powerless / Globalistan ; [a co-production with] ITVS International ; a film by Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa ; story and concept, Fahad Mustafa ; producued by Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa. |
| OCLC |
99265091200971 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
ASP5065087/marc |
| Publisher |
Paris, France : CAT&Docs, 2013. |
| Description |
1 online resource (53 minutes) |
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005207 |
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video file rda |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Electric utilities -- India -- Knpur.
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Knpur (India) -- Social conditions.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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| General note |
Title from resource description page (viewed June 29, 2020). |
| Participant or performer note |
Ritu Maheshwari, Loha Singh, Irfan Solanki. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Cinematographers, Amith Surendran, Maria Trieb-Eliaz, Fahad Mustafa ; editors, Maria Trieb-Eliaz, Namrata Rao ; sound design, Kunal Sharma ; music, Gingger Shankar, lyrics, Varun Grover. |
| Summary |
Would you risk your life to flip a switch? Shariq, a 22-year-old electrician living in Kanpur, is renowned for his prowess in stealing electricity. In the face of day-long power-cuts, he runs illegal connections from one neighborhood to another so that homes, factories and businesses are not left in the dark. Meanwhile, the city administration is renewing its efforts to clamp down on power-theft, which costs them millions of rupees in losses each year. Powerless sheds light on the opposing corners of this political ring, from an electrical Robin Hood to the myopic utility company. |
| Language note |
English, Urdu with English subtitles. |
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