Earlier, Bihars well-known theatre director Kunal said that the culture of questioning, dissent, and criticism is essential to defend humanity. Cinema of Resistance� is a step in this direction. Present on the dais at the inauguration were anti-nuclear activist Kumar Sundaram, senior journalist Manikant Thakur, Prof Santosh Kumar, Prof Bharti S Kumar, poet Pratibha Verma and Filhal Editor Priti Sinha. JSM Bihar Secretary Com. Sudhir Suman began the proceedings of the festival with tributes to Fidel Castro and Polish film-maker Andrzej Witold Wajda and condolences to those who lost their lives due to demonetization and the recent rail accident and the soldiers killed in the Nagrota attack.
The films screened at the festival gave the message of opposition to war and struggle for peace: Gauhar Razas documentary Inquilab; Anand Patwardhans Jung Aur Aman; Fidel�the Untold Story based on Castros life; Come and See portraying the times of Nazi Germanys capture of Belaruse and the use of Mozarts music for war-mongering; Vijay Rajs Kya Dilli, Kya Lahore; Ashwini Kumars Little Terrorist; Bahman Ghobdis Persian language film Turtles can Lie; Sabira Samars Khamosh Pani; Japanese animation film Grave of the Fireflies; French director Alain Resnais documentary Night and Fog; and Nagraj Manjules Marathi feature film Sairat. The festival opposed war-mongering through other media also, such as art and painting, music, and dance.
