National Film Archive of India
6.30 pm
(Free Admittance)
Documentary film written and directed by Susheel Kurien
Finding Carlton – Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India, tells the universal story of the jazz musician, with a unique flavour. This captivating and unique character driven film takes audiences on a richly atmospheric journey into India’s little-known jazz age, which lasted from the 1920s to the 1970s, through a portrait of surviving Indian jazzman, the maverick guitarist Carlton Kitto, who chose to continue as a ‘gigging’ be-bop guitarist in the relative obscurity of Calcutta.
Susheel Kurien’s first professional career began as an assistant to a film maker in Bombay and later he became an award winning copywriter. He has been an adopted New Yorker since 1981. Susheel will be present at the screening and will be available for any questions.
