Bollywood!
Fri, Jul 17
|Backlot Cinema @ Epsilon Spires
Join us for Satyajit Ray’s: Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players) a complicated historical narrative with an unflinching look at collusion between the colonizer and colonized elites. Intoduced by Vidhi Salla from the radio show: Vidhi's Bollywood Jukebox. Cuisine by Shital's Indian Vegetarian.
Time & Location
Jul 17, 2020, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Backlot Cinema @ Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Every Friday Night in July & August, Epsilon Spires will transform our parking lot into a safe socially-distanced outdoor cinema featuring screenings & performances under the stars...
July 17th – Bollywood!
8pm Doors Open / 8:25pm Introduction followed by Satyajit Ray’s 1977 film, Shatranj Ke Khilari (The Chess Players) with a very special introduction by Vidhi Salla of the International radio show Vidhi's Bollywood Jukebox. Cuisine by Shital's Indian Vegetarian.
The Chess Players is a post-colonialist film classic set in 1856 on the eve of the Indian rebellion of 1857. The British are about to annex the Indian State of Awadh. The daily life of two wealthy men who are devoted to chess is presented against the background of scheming officials of the British East India Company, the history of British relations with the Indian ruler of Awadh, and the ruler's devotion both to his religious practice and the pursuit…
Tickets
Backlot Cinema Ticket for 2
Up to 2 people: $20 (space is 3ft x 6ft). Entry Includes Raffle Ticket for each person! In case of rain event will be moved into the Sanctuary, which will be spaced for social distancing.
$20.00
Sold OutBacklot Cinema Ticket for 4
Up to 4 people: $40 (space is 6ft x 6ft). Entry Includes Raffle Ticket for each person! In case of rain event will be moved into the Sanctuary, which will be spaced for social distancing.
$40.00
Sold OutBacklot Cinema Ticket for 6
Up to 6 people: $60 (space is 6ft x 9ft). Entry Includes Raffle Ticket for each person! In case of rain event will be moved into the Sanctuary, which will be spaced for social distancing.
$60.00
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