LGS Documentary Series: The Sky Below

As I've mentioned before, LGS gives its students wonderful opportunities to meet interesting and accomplished people. Last Monday, my LGS Seminar in the Arts class along with other LGS classes, students, and other members of the Adelphi community were invited to view the award-winning documentary "The Sky Below" in the Black Box Theater. We also had the opportunity to meet with the filmmaker, Sara Singh, and ask her questions about her film right after viewing it. My LGS class met with her in a much smaller group just prior to seeing the film with everyone else, giving us a bit more insight about her message and inspiration.

The film focuses on the effects of the division of the Northwest Indian subcontinent which took place in 1947—leaving the area with 61 years of strained relations. This region is often in the news here in America, and with the United States so far away it can be easy to forget or even ignore the situation and lives of these people.

"The Sky Below" featured interviews from people of all walks of life—politicians, historians, rich persons, ordinary citizens—in the region, showing us the effects of the division on different people in a way that cannot be read in history book or newspaper.

Myself and others were not aware of the issues of subcontinent, and "The Sky Below" really allowed us to not only learn much more about the history which has led to the present conflicts and strained relations, but also brought to our attention why we should pay attention to the activity in this region.

I'm really glad that LGS has brought the LGS Documentary Series to Adelphi. This has allowed myself, other LGS students—and the entire Adelphi community in some cases—to make ourselves aware of the world around us through such as powerful medium as film.