Et cetera is a tetralogy of four separate films made between 1995-1997. They seek to examine the various levels at which the reality of human existence functions. In these films, specific ritual exercitations have been focused on and their movements, contemplated upon, by studying the dynamics of their etymologies. These largely mundane actions, prevailing in the vocabulary of daily living is deliberated upon. Here they are mythized in the context they appear. Thus the attempt is to move beyond the creations of grandiose actions to give semiotic credibility to often observed dianural performances, which are neither grand gestures nor major events.
Credits
Directed, produced & written by: Ashish Avikunthak
Cinematography: Ranjan Palit, Shankar Raman, Manoj Peter
Sound Recording: Sumit Guha
Cast: Ramu Mandal, Dodo Bhujwala, Kaushik Gangopadhya
Selected Screenings
2014 Plan9, Gallery Fotografic, Prague
2014 Rice University Chao Film Festival, Houston
2011 Generation in Transition. New Art from India, Zacheta National Gallery for Art, Warsaw
2010 Gallery Chatterjee & Lal, Bombay
2005 Retrospective of Indian Experimental Films, Cinema-Nova, Brussels
1999 Dhaka Short Film Festival
Technical Specifications
Color: Color
Format: 16mm
Runtime: 33 Minutes
Year: 1997