Rajesh James<br>രാജേഷ് ജെയിംസ്[[Category:Articles containing Malayalam-language text]]
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| Native name | രാജേഷ് ജെയിംസ് |
| Born | Rajesh James March 23, 1966 Vilangad, Calicut, Kerala, India |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Joseph’s College, Film and Television Institute of India, University of Calicut |
| 💼 Occupation | Director, producer, documentarian, cinematographer |
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Rajesh James is an award-winning documentary film maker and film researcher from Kochi, India. He was awarded the Riyad Wadia Award for Best Emerging Filmmaker, India in 2017. His documentary Naked Wheels won K.F.Patil Unity in Diversity Award for Best Documentary Short at Kashish International Queer Film Festival Mumbai in 2017. He was also awarded PK Rossy Puraskaram for Best Documentary 2016 by Kerala Sthree Padana Kendram, Government of Kerala at International Feminist Film Festival of Kerala 2016.He has directed documentary films like In Thunder, Lightning and Rain (2018) Naked Wheels (2017) and Zebra Lines (2014).[1][2]
Education[edit]
He Completed Post Graduation in English Literature and Language from St.Joseph’s College Devagiri, Calicut. He has done F.A course from Film and Television Institute of India in 2014. Completed PhD in Film Studies from Department of English, University of Calicut.
Professional career[edit]
He has been working in Sacred Heart College Thevara, Kochi, India as Assistant Professor of English Literature since 2012.
Documentary Films[edit]
In Thunder Lightning and Rain (2018)[edit]
It tells the stories of three phenomenal women from Kochi in the context of the Cochin Carnival. Seena C. V., international footballer and coach; Celine, who works at the Thrikkakara crematorium; and Ammini Amma, a fisherwoman who is also a good singer of folk songs, are the three characters of the film. All of them have stories to tell-- stories of pain, struggles and endurance.[3][4]
Naked Wheels (2017)[edit]
The film is about the journey undertaken by a diverse group of people comprising males, females and transgenders across South India in a truck. The film seeks to explore many compelling thoughts on life,love and gender. The film hopes for a society where none have to crush their desires because the majority does not understand it...
Official Selection[edit]
- Peleponisos International Documentary Film Festival Greece 2017, Kalamata
- Greece January 27 2017, SIGNS Film Festival, Kerala, India Kochi India, International Film Festival of Shimla 2016, India Shimla, The Bangalore Queer Film Festival, 2017. Bangalore
- India, International Short and Documentary Festival of Kerala, 2016 Thiruvanathapuram
- India, International Feminist Film Festival of Kerala, 2016 Thiruvanthapuram
- India, 'Dialogues': Kolkata International LGBT Film & Video Festival, 2016. Kolkata
- India, 8th KASHISH International Queer Film Festival 2017 Mumbai India
Zebra Lines (2014)[edit]
Zebra Lines is a 30 minutes documentary on a Dalit Traffic warden named Padmini who was attacked in the streets of cochi, India and denied justice.
Official Selection[edit]
IDSFK2015, Competition Section Thiruvanthapuram India June 27, 2015
VIBJYOR International Film Festival 2015 Trissur India January 7, 2015[5][6]
Awards[edit]
- P.K.Rossy Award for Best Documentary at International Feminist Film Festival Of Kerala, 2016 Thiruvanthapuram
- K.F.Patil Unity In Diversity Award For Best Documentary Short at 8th KASHISH International Queer Film Festival 2017 Mumbai
- Riyad Wadia Award for Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker at 8th KASHISH International Queer Film Festival 2017 Mumbai
- Nominated for best documentary at New York Indian Film Festival 2018
- Receiving Riyad Wadia Award for Emerging Indian Film-maker with Vishal Srivastava
- Receiving K.F.Patil Unity In Diversity Award For Best Documentary Short from Jabeen Merchant[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Selected Publications[edit]
- Mapping the Margins: Interview with Meena Kandasamy. January b2018/ Ariel: A Review of International English Literature (Johns Hopkins University press). (with Sathyaraj Venkateswan) [SCI Journal][26]
- Casting the Caste”: Dalit Identity, Papilio Buddha and Malayalam Cinema. 2017/ Economic and Political Weekly (EPW). (with Sathyaraj Venkateswan ) [Elsevier Scopus Journal].[27]
- Transgressing the Borders: Ambiguous Queer Spots, Homoerotic Silences and Tagore’s Gora and Two Sisters. The Apollonian 2.2 (2015): 175-84. Web. 17 Jan. 2017.(with Sathyaraj Venkateswan)[28]
- Queerdom and Pleasure in Contemporary Malayalm cinema. The London Film and Media Reader 3: The Pleasures of the Spectacle, Ed. Phillip Drummond. London: The London Symposium, 2015. 382-390[29]
References[edit]
- ↑ "3 Eye-Opening Interviews With LBT Film-makers At The Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Fest 2017 - Gaysi". Gaysi. 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ Pradeep, K. (2017-06-09). "Medium is the message". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ Pradeep, K. (2017-06-09). "Medium is the message". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ Anandan, S. (2017-12-30). "'They are my witches – women of substance'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ Binoy, Rasmi (2015-07-02). "On the wronged side". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff; Reporter, Staff (2014-11-24). "Documenting the travails of traffic wardens in a city". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ ""Each Journey is a Life Experience and a Lifetime." – BeyondHeadlines". beyondheadlines.in. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "നെയ്ക്കഡ് വീല്സ്; യാത്ര ഒരു രാഷ്ട്രീയ ആഖ്യാനമാകുമ്പോള്". Azhimukham. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Long distance travellers". The Hindu. 2016-10-13. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "BQFF 2017 : Movies & Documentaries that I liked". Remo's Rambles. 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival – Awards 2017". Asian Film Festivals. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Top Winners at KASHISH International Queer Film Festival 2017". The Quint. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Gazing outwards: Living Smile Vidya: A life without compromises". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Documentary Shorts - KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival". KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Kashish 2017 Awards go to: Brazilian film Gloria & Grace, British actor Petrice Jones, Indian short Maacher Jhol - Pink Pages". Pink Pages. 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "10th Signs Documentary and Short Film Festival 2016 - FFSI Keralam- FILMS SELECTED". Kalavedi Online. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ Blog, 9th Idsffk (2016-06-11). "9th IDSFFK MEDIA CELL: Political and gender issues to the fore". 9th IDSFFK MEDIA CELL. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "'Gender bias in denying J C Daniel Award' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival", Wikipedia, 2018-06-30, retrieved 2018-06-30
- ↑ "Female actresses deseves JC Daniel award : Lalitha – metromart". metromartnews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Queers #StandWithJNU". allevents.in. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Program 2017 – PeloponnisosDocFestival". www.peloponnisosdocfestival.com. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Brazilian Film Gloria And Grace, British Actor Petrice Jones, Indian Short Film Maacher Jhol, Win Top Honours at KASHISH 2017 - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Not Found". Medium. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "KASHISH 2017 Festival Catalog". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ ""Mapping the Margins: Interview with Meena Kandasamy." January b2018/ Ariel: A Review of International English Literature (Johns Hopkins University press). (with Sathyaraj Venkateswan) [SCI Journal] - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Casting Caste: Dalit Identity, Papilio Buddha, and Malayalam Cinema". Economic and Political Weekly. 52 (49). 2015-06-05.
- ↑ "The London Film and Media Reader 3: The Pleasures of the Spectacle, Ed. Phillip Drummond. London: The London Symposium, 2015. 371-381 - Google Search". www.google.co.in. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ↑ "Volume 2, Issue 2 (September 2015)". The Apollonian. 2015-09-01. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
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