Pop Up Docs: POWERLESS

A rare opportunity to watch India’s biggest ever documentary release. Come and enjoy a fantastic film, with a bhaji or two, in the Eastern Eye.

POWERLESS: Dir: Deepti Kakkar, Fahad Mustafa / 2014 / India/ 84 min: A literal power struggle exists in Kanpur, India, which suffers from day-long electricity cuts. In POWERLESS, we meet a Robin Hood-like electrician renowned for his prowess in stealing power, and the first female chief of the local power supply company, as they each try to solve the city’s energy crisis in very different ways.

‘ Powerless is more than a good film, it is a political blueprint” (Der Taggesspiegel)

Tickets £5 from www.popupdocs.com or the Eastern Eye

Pop Up Docs screen the very best documentaries… Relax and watch films that make you think about the world in a different way.

Minimum age: 16