An upcoming film screening at the Benjamin L. Hooks Library has unique
utility tie-in. Here's the synopsis:
Shyamal Uncle Turns Out the Lights
An 80-year-old Kolkata retiree is on a mission to get his neighborhood
streetlights turned off after sunrise after he notices they stay on all day as
well. Shyamal Uncle finds his sense of propriety upset by this wasteful expense
of electricity. But finding someone to take him seriously proves a battle
against an indifferent bureaucracy and a complacent status quo (and is just
maybe a welcome distraction from his otherwise dull routine). Suman Ghosh’s
vérité-style film is alive with the sights, sounds and personalities of this old
Kolkata neighborhood, as his unlikely protagonist pursues a quest that adds up
to a wry, revealing, highly original tour of modern India.
The screening will be Sunday, September 8th, 2:00 p.m. and it's FREE!
Tell us what you think!
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