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Title: Seven hours to burn Rating: 3.8 out of 4 Reference: Director & writer: Shanti Thakur. Library of Congress subjects: Children of interracial marriage--Ethnic identity
Reviews and Numerical Ratings 4 A beautiful & provocative video that utilizes a host of tools to talk about family, culture, war, childhood, racism, Indian independence. Visually interesting, a very thoughtful narrative, poetic in every way. I think this video is very sophisticated in the way it raises issues around racism & racialisation. Riley Olstead 4 Shows an exemplary life history - individual narratives in historical context. Poetic & beautiful connection of historical footage & abstract images to story line keeps you thinking. Covers a lot of ground - Nazism, partition of India - quickly and this, plus certain blanket statements, would need more explanation/discussion. Many possible uses. Lecture topics: life history methods, identity, racism. Kathy Bischoping & Sujatha Varghese 3 Although short, this thought-provoking video was able to creatively reveal the complex issues of interracial and intercultural marriage, racially mixed people and their identity, racism, and sexism. It demonstrates how meeting and knowing one’s family and ancestry are crucial to developing identity and a strong sense of self & belonging. As an interracial person, the narrator reveals how she comes to terms with her identity and the effects of being marginalized for some time by her Indian grandmother. The video also reveals how to very different people, exposed to war and racism, can come together as a family. For 3rd & 4th year students. Kisrene McKenzie (undergraduate) 4 On a woman of mixed (N.European and S. Asian) origins going to India for a grandparent’s funeral (?). Ends up focusing more on what her parents & their families were doing during WWII, and less on questions of ethnic/cultural identity, than I would have thought. OK for lecture on mixed identity, but not great for this. Very well done, good visually, but I’m not sure how I would use it. Luin Goldring 4 Despite the fact that this documentary was short,
it was able to provide abundant information to educate viewers. This
documentary educated its viewers about racism inter-racial marriage,
and how the Second World War ultimately affected the personal life choices
of the narrator’s Indian father & European mother to marry
one another during difficult times. The video-maker successfully showed
that our racial differences could destroy us if we allow corrupt ideologies
to govern our belief systems. I believe that any documentary that focuses
on the Second World War is worth showing to students because it will
enlighten their lives & enrich their knowledge. The content of this
documentary was clear, straightforward, & informative. For students
at any level. Minh Hoang (undergraduate)
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