The second day of the 10th National Film Festival on Art and Artists, organised by the JD Centre of Art here, had a cross section of people in the audience for the day-long screenings, talks and workshops.
The main highlight of the second day included an impassioned talk by actress-director Nandita Das, who spoke on Volunteering in Art. She emphasised on the need for greater sensitivity among all people, especially youths, encouraging more people to engage in the process of appreciation, promotion, protection and preservation of all art and crafts, and communities whose livelihood depends on it.
The films screened on the day dealt with a gamut of issues in the realm of art and craft and issues that plague the craft communities. The films included Majuli: the Second Dwarka, Handmade in India and Documentation of Clay: Image Makers of Clay. The key highlight of the day’s screening was let the Scream be Heard by Dheeraj Akolkar, a film shown in many festivals across the world. Besides, award winning film makers Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl conducted a digital filmmaking workshop. The day came to an end with an illustrated talk by eminent artist Paramjeet Singh.