Documentary on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy to be screened in England.

A documentary film based on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy will soon be screened in England which is shot by two students from the University of Liverpool over a period of two months.

Updated on: Sep 17, 2012, 17:25:49 IST

Hindustan Times | By Neeraj Santoshi, Bhopal

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A documentary film based on how Bhopal Gas Tragedy continues to haunt thousands of lives in Bhopal will be screened at the West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival 2012 on September 29 in Birmingham, England.

Filmed by two medical students from the University of Liverpool, this documentary focuses on the continued health effects of the tragedy through the journey and experiences of the people running the Sambhavna Clinic. Director Joseph Malone will discuss his documentary on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, titled Sambhavna, after its screening.

While speaking to HT, activist and Sambhavna Clinic's managing trustee Satinath Sarangi said, last year two students from the University of Liverpool shot the documentary in Bhopal over a period of two months. "I guided them on many aspects of this gas tragedy especially the continued health trauma and environmental concerns", he said, adding, "I am happy that awareness about the continued effects of the tragedy are being highlighted at the international level by screening of this documentary".

According to the website www.greenwashgold.org, that has put the 20-minute documentary online, on its link, "Joseph Malone has created a documentary about the Bhopal gas disaster and Dow Chemical's current responsibilities to the people of Bhopal. It also celebrates the Sambhavna Clinic, which provides free health care to victims of the Bhopal gas disaster and to the victims of the water contamination. The contamination is caused by the fact that the site of the disaster has still not been cleaned up". Greenwash Gold 2012 is a campaign that has been developed by three organisations: London Mining Network, Bhopal Medical Appeal and the UK Tar Sands Network.

Sambhavna Clinic, a healthcare centre providing free medical treatment to gas victims, is funded by Brighton-based charity the Bhopal Medical Appeal. The first Bhopal Medical Appeal was published in The Guardian and The Observer on the gas tragedy's 10th anniversary, and evoked a huge response. The task of administering this fund was taken on by the Pesticides Action Network UK (PAN-UK), which adopted the Bhopal Medical Appeal as a project, and thus Sambhavna Trust was formed in Bhopal to run the Sambhavna Clinic, which started in 1996. The Bhopal Medical Appeal claims that till date its clinic has treated more than 35,000 people.

West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival 2012, scheduled from September 18 to October 18, will feature documentaries, dramas covering a range of current and contemporary Human Rights issues from around the world. All screenings will feature specially invited guest speakers, including filmmakers, academics, human rights lawyers, journalists, activists and local campaigning organisations. The festival is being organised under the aegis of the Birmingham International Film Society, which began in May 2008 to exhibit a wide variety of films from across the world that otherwise get passed over by the commercial operators.

FILM REPORT
·Documentary titled Sambhavna
·Will be shown at the West Midlands Human Rights Film Festival on September 29
·Made by 2 medical students from Liverpool University
·Online link http://www.greenwashgold.org/index.php/blog/27-sambhavna-by-joe-malone
·Highlights the continued health trauma of the victims and environmental concerns.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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