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Tomorrow we disappear /

Tomorrow we disappear chronicles the last days of Kathputli, the mysterious hand-built artist colony first discovered in Salman Rushdie's iconic Midnight's Children. Hidden in the alleyways of New Delhi, a community of magicians, acrobats and puppeteers approach their looming eviction to m...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Goldblum, Jimmy (Director), Weber, Adam (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In Hindi and English with English subtitles.
Published: [New York, New Yorkl] : Bond/360, [2014]
Subjects:
Folk artists > India > New Delhi > Social conditions.
Slums > India > New Delhi.
Urbanization > Social aspects > India > New Delhi.
East Indians > Land tenure > India > Delhi.
Kaṭhputlī (Puppetry)
Internet videos.
Documentary films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Tomorrow we disappear chronicles the last days of Kathputli, the mysterious hand-built artist colony first discovered in Salman Rushdie's iconic Midnight's Children. Hidden in the alleyways of New Delhi, a community of magicians, acrobats and puppeteers approach their looming eviction to make way for a modern skyscraper. Bound together by tradition and impending gentrification, this captivating film allows us to experience a culture’s magic and wonder before it’s gone.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 06, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (84 minutes)
Playing Time:01:23:32