Comics, Films and Coffee

It was a film from Lebanon that stole the show at the Comics café on August 28. Shot in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shateela, the film showed how youngsters were coping up with the trauma and the dilemmas of homelessness. Leif Packalen, Chairman of World Comics, Finland, who shot the film during a comics workshop, shared his experience of working with the people in the Palestinian settlement.

The meeting was attended by a few filmmakers, development workers and people associated with comics. After Leif’s film, the floor was left open for questions.

Anirban, a filmmaker was interested in knowing the overall sentiment of the content produced during the comics workshop in Lebanon. Shikha, a comics lover, was curious about the kind of scenarios painted by the women participants.

Maippi Tapainnen, the Editor of Finnish magazine, Ydin was also present. This was her first trip to India and she shared her experiences of the annual World Comics India workshop in Bhopal, held a few days before the café meet.

Some photographs and videos of workshops held in Africa were also shown.