with panel discussion featuring Naeem Inayatullah, Politics; Rama Hart, OCLD; and Tom Shevory, Politics

A newlywed couple and their best friend play key roles in Bhopal Express, a film set against the gas tragedy of 1984. Verma is an assistant manager at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, and is very much in love with Tara. Their closest friend, Bashir, used to work at the plant, but left because of his distrust of the factory’s practices. He now works as a rickshaw driver, and constantly hounds Verma to leave the plant and join his business. This is a very human drama that witnesses very inhuman events: on the night of December 2, tons of toxic gas leaked from the plant, killing thousands overnight and creating the largest industrial disaster ever -- a disaster still being felt by the people of Bhopal. This film is a striking interpretation of the circumstances of the tragedy that will shake audiences out of their complacency. Directed by Mahesh Mathai, India, 2001, 100 min.

Cosponsored with the Department of Cinema and Photography, Cinema on the Edge, the Office of the Provost, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and the Environmental Studies Program, Ithaca College.