At Metrograph, enjoy a pre-screening panel discussion of Devi with Garrett Bradley, Sky Hopinka, Linda Goode Bryant, Alexandra Bell, Samora Pinderhughes and Dessane Lopez Cassell on Sunday, April 28, co-presented by Field of Vision. Ray’s baroquely styled depiction of religious fanaticism focuses on a man, Kalikinkar (Chhabi Biswas), who becomes obsessed with the idea that his young daughter-in-law, Doyamoyee (Sharmila Tagore), is the reincarnation of the ferocious goddess Kali. Showing the process whereby his mounting fervor slowly wears away the young woman’s sense of self, Devi’s pointed criticism of the dangers of superstition stirred up much controversy in India, causing it to be banned from export for a time. Devi + Garrett Bradley & Friends Details & Tickets
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