Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, American Centre in collaboration with Cinedarbaar is organising a two-day Civil War Film Festival, commencing on June 5. Five films (docu-fiction) that tells the stories of civil war will be screened during this festival.
The opening day of the festival will screen two films – Glory and Lincoln. Glory starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary <g data-gr-id="39">Elwe</g> is about the US Civil War’s first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both its own Union army and the Confederate.
The next film to be screened is Lincoln starring Daniel Day-Lewis that showcases America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
The second day of the festival will show films like Gettysburg by Ronald F Maxwell and The Red Badge of Courage. Gettysburg shares experiences of the war drama, which depicts one of the biggest events of the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Red Badge of Courage is a 1951 war film, which showcases the truncated adaptation of Stephen Crane’s novel about a Civil War Union soldier, who struggles to find the courage to fight in the heat of battle.
The closing film of the festival is an epic war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella
called Cold Mountain.
The theme of the festival is the war between the States, also known as Civil War. By the time it ended with Confederate surrender in 1865, the Civil War proved to be the costliest war ever fought on American soil. The different films to be screened at the festival will help the audience understand the history from different perspectives of <g data-gr-id="38">film makers</g>.
Discussions on Civil war history will follow the screenings where themes highlighted in the film will be talked about.
A quiz on the civil war will also be organised based on the films screened for the audience to win exciting prizes sponsored by the American Centre. Entry to the festival is free.
When: June 5 - 6 Where: The Amercan Centre