Amar Kanwar
1997.
India.
vo English.
30’
A film about understanding the essential concepts of non-violence as a philosophy and a way of life. The documentary travels through different dimensions of conflict, seeking the wisdom that could help transform conflict, through a process of humanisation. The film reaches out in a strength-giving exploration of the relevance, meaning and tremendous power of active non-violence.
A Season Outside is a personal and philosophical journey through the shadows of past generations, conflicting positions, borders and time zones..., a nomad wandering through lines of separation, examining the scars of violence and dreams of hope scattered among nameless people, communities and nations....
The documentary is in the form of an analytical essay about the ambivalent dimensions of conflict ..... with many characters but without interviews it is a story which looks outside and within, as it embarks, with the viewer, upon a search for the wisdom that could prefigure peace of a different kind...
From the compilation "India's Quest Films". An exploration of its qualities and validity to the crisis of modern India.
http://www.sacw.net/aii/seasonoutside.html
