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Posts Tagged ‘DAMs – The Lethal WATER BOMBS’
Another honor for ‘DAMs – The Lethal Water Bombs’
Curtain raiser to DAM999, ‘DAMs – The Lethal Water Bombs’ makes it for another official screening at the ‘The Second Annual Atlanta Shorts Fest’ to be held at the Goat Farm, USA from 8th to 10th of September 2011 . ‘The Second Annual Atlanta Shorts Fest’ celebrates a diverse mix of ultra-talented filmmakers from all over the world who create unforgettable short films under 40 minutes. It will showcase short comedy, animation, documentary, experimental, horror & sci-fi, personal, erotic, fantasy, drama, thrillers and action & adventure.
‘DAMs – The Lethal Water Bombs’, is a thought provoking documentary filmed on the backgrounds of the Mullaperiyar Dam and creates a sense of social responsibility among its audience. It grabbed the attention of various dignitaries from both cultural and political sectors. The documentary has been honored with numerous awards and has got laurel of been screened at several film festivals since its release in January 2011. It was screened at ‘India International Film Festival of Tampa Bay 2011’, ‘SIGNS 2011’, ‘4th Annual Charleston International Film Festival 2011’, ‘Chagrin Documentary Film Festival’ and ‘Kish International Film Festival 2011’. It also won Best Documentary Short at ‘Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood Spring 2011’, Award for Excellence, Best Editing and Best Visual Effects at ‘Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011’ and Award for excellence at Best Shorts Competition for Short Documentary.
BizTV Network bags another 3 Awards
‘DAMs – The Lethal Water Bombs’, the thought provoking documentary based on Mullaperiyar dam and a curtain raiser to DAM999, was entitled 3 awards in various categories at the prestigious Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011 – ‘Excellence’, ‘Best Editing’ and the ‘Best Visual Effects’. The award winning documentary is produced by BizTV Network and Directed by Sohan Roy.The mission of Los Angeles Movie Awards is to celebrate Independent Motion Picture and Literary Arts by providing a platform for filmmakers and writers to have an opportunity to be awarded for their work. With these awards, ‘DAMs – The Lethal Water Bombs’ has got yet another golden feather to add to its crown after the ‘Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood Spring 2011’. These awards turn the issues related to the obsolete Mullaperiyar Dam an International concern.
The documentary was also screened at ‘India International Film Festival of Tampa Bay 2011’, ‘SIGNS 2011’, ‘4th Annual Charleston International Film Festival 2011’, ‘Kish International Film Festival 2011’ and ‘Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood Spring 2011’ where it was entitled Best Documentary short for the year. The documentary gives a scientific explanation on the disastrous nature of the Mullaperiyar Dam and a warning to those who turn a blind eye towards the reality of a possible natural disaster.
‘DAMS – The Lethal Water Bombs’ is enjoying its share of limelight for quite sometime. It captured its piece of fame with its official selections at the Second India International Film Festival (IIFF) of Tampa Bay 2011, SIGNS 2011 and the 4th Annual Charleston International Film Festival. The major turnover came when the documentary was declared as ‘Best Documentary Short’ at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood Spring 2011.
Adding another feather to its crown is its official selection at the Kish International Film Festival, organized by “Centre for Free and Special Economic Zones” and the “Bureau of Film and Audiovisual Affairs – Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance”. The festival is considered to be a vital step in convergence of the Middle East. This year’s Kish International Film Festival will be held from April 24 to 28 screening films from Iran and other countries such as France, South Korea, Japan, UK, Russia, Armenia, India and Turkey.
Through the entry of DAMS – The Lethal Water Bombs at some of the prestigious film festivals has given it an edge to push its message to the masses. This documentary shows onscreen the agony of a population living in a constant fear of an imminent deluge downstream an aging dam. The documentary is an effort to depict the haplessness of the people who render sleepless nights under the uncertain situation of the Mullaperiyar dam and the jeopardy these giant structures cause.
The Kish International Film Festival will be attended by director, Mr. Sohan Roy for the promotions of his upcoming movie DAM999, inspired by this well received and award winning documentary.
Water bombs are deadlier than Nuclear bombs!!!
Nuclear bombs can sure wipe out millions of lives but lesser complex man made technologies too could turn deadlier. Dams are such lesser complex inventions which started off as a boon to mankind and today we live with a fear of them collapsing. Around the globe there are thousands of dams which are classified outdated or obsolete and yet this fact dissolves in the political mayhem. These dams have the potential to wipe out millions of lives and property which can be counted only in trillions.
The years of development of major cities and states would get wiped away in just a couple of minutes, if such an unfortunate disaster happens. History has already shown us the disastrous consequences of a dam collapse, such as Banqiao Dam disaster of 1975, Koyna dam disaster, morvi dam disaster and many more. A recent survey showed, by the year 2020 most of the major dams would exceed their life span.
BizTV Network officially released ‘DAMs – The Lethal WATER BOMBS’, a thought provoking documentary and a curtain raiser to DAM999.Mullaperiyar dam, an outdated mega structure located in the Southern part of India is particularly focused in this edition. It gives the statistical explanation on the disastrous nature of Mullaperiyar Dam. The video also shares information about the major dam disasters of the past. A sound warning is conveyed through this documentary to those who turn a blind eye towards this inevitable disaster. The first copy of the video was officially launched in Kerala state of India which is popularly referred to as ‘Gods own Country’ and this video is the fear of its inhabitants. DAM999 the upcoming 3D movie produced by BizTV Network and Directed by Sohan Roy is yet another attempt to uncover the consequences of a dam disaster.
The video will be available online shortly. For any queries regarding the video mail us on getdamthemovie@gmail.com.
