The Winter of Love set for UK DVD Launch

We’re delighted to announce that we have been appointed official distributors of The Winter of Love DVD

The Winter of Love is Shakila Taranum Maan’s first feature and is shot entirely on location in Southall, London. Shot on 35mm with a British cast and crew, The Winter of Love is one of the first British Asian films that has been independently produced and distributed.

The film is now available on DVD at www.thewinteroflove.co.uk

There will be a Press Launch and Q and A with Shakila Taranum Maan on Tuesday 1st March at 7pm at The Beauchamp, Knightsbridge followed by the launch of the soundtrack for the film with Composer Musician Kuljit Bhamra MBE. Entry to the launch is free but by invitation only. Please email us for further information. Places are limited.

Date: Tuesday March 1st, 2011
Time: Press Launch, Q and A and Launch of DVD and CD from 7pm onwards
Venue: The Beauchamp Bar. 43-44 Beauchamp Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW3 1NX

Award winning Writer/Director Shakila Taranum Maan’s The Winter of Love (A Quiet Desperation) premiered as the opening film for Raindance East at the Raindance Film Festival, London 2001, and has since screened at Cannes, Tongues on Fire Film Festival at the NFT, Watermans and the Phoenix in Leicester.

The soundtrack to this seminal film was arranged by the renowned composer Kuljit Bhamra (‘Bombay Dreams’ and ‘Far Pavilions’) and is released on his own label, Keda Records. The Winter of Love features the talents of Shiv Grewal,       Gurpreet Bhatti, Dev Sagoo, Pravesh Kumar and Badi-U-Zaman.

Asian Woman Magazine gives the film 5 stars and says “The Winter of Love is a sensitive drama that gets under the skin of Asian life with its atmospheric visuals and a compelling soundtrack by Kuljit Bhamra.”

Tongues on Fire Film Festival says this of the film, “Shakila Taranum Maan’s feature debut shines a light onto a London-based Indian community rarely seen on screen. She shows an acute understanding of the pressures inherent in the family ties that bind her characters and tethers them tightly to the past. Maan captures the sense of fear and   disappointment that governs so many of the protagonists’ lives but is shrewd enough to balance it with its share of lighter moments. Ultimately, though, it’s a dark tale of what people are prepared to do to one another in the name of love.”

Eastern Eye, Desi says of this film, “Shakila Taranum Maan is another filmmaker ready to join the ranks of internationally acclaimed Asian women directors like Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta and Gurinder Chadha.”

Time Out says of this film, “Atmospheric and effectively scored… this tale of one man’s journey through a quasi-deserted city and the past provides a welcome insight into a little-known London community.”

Raindance Film Festival says of this film, “When Shammi already haunted by troubled memories, finally returns home to Southall after hearing of his brother’s death, he embarks on a dark but personally enlightening odyssey. A sensitive and enlightening drama set in a vividly evoked London community.”

The Evening Standard says of this film, “IMPRESS your trendy friends with your knowledge of new Asian cinema by sampling some the seven movies flavoured by the East in the mini-festival offshoot of Raindance. On Sunday, A Quiet Desperation – set in the exotic environs of Southall – gets a world premier. It follows the story of Shammi, a man haunted and caught in a downward spiral…”

A diverse musical score provides strong accompaniment to many of Shakila’s films, such as ‘The Winter Of Love’, ‘Ferdous’, ‘A Thousand Borrowed Eyes’ and ‘Dark Skies’. While vivacious colours and lucid imagery come alive in the carefully constructed frames, particularly in ‘The Winter Of Love’. The courage to explore daring themes in depth is also a strong feature of Shakila’s style, and she works economically, heightening tension and emphasising the visual performance with sparse dialogue and periods of silence.

Shakila Taranum Maan, an award winning British Director
Shakila has won Best Art Film, Asolo Film Festival, Italy, 2000 for her arts documentary entitled ‘Alone Together’ about the British Artists Rabinder and Amrit Kaur Singh, the documentary examines the Mughal style of painting that the two artists work in whilst exploring contemporary British themes; for example O Come All Ye Re-eds is a portrait of Liverpool Football Club. Shot on 16mm. Distributed by The Art Council of England.

Tags: british film, kuljit bhamra, shakila taranum maan
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Time: February 16th, 2011