Sheikh Rehman is Mumbai’s last painter of film posters. His studio is run in the old masters’ style. Here, Rehman is both artist and guru, comedian and philosopher. But modernity is taking over and the audiences that have come in for generations for refuge and entertainment are dwindling. With his theatre facing potential demolition, marketing has turned to more plastic movie posters to lure in more people, replacing the need for Rehman’s original work. It’s a hopeless struggle but Rehman won’t give up ...
INFORMATIONEdition: Singapore 2016 Directors: Georg Heinzen, Florian Heinzen-Zio Subjects: Film Poster, Painting Languages: Hindi, English Runtime: 95 mins Screening: Asia Premiere