an art film it was inspiring to see how true followers of art lined up for a fight in their own wayeven amid all attempts to smother creative spirit there is a blink of positivity kazhcha indie film fest ival kiff which we have planned as a parallel fest to iffk is a reminder to how iffk should stick to its true objectivesi had traversed across the state showing my first film carrying projectors later it was released in a theatre all these reflect varying levels of social experimentation thats where cinema translates as a powerful tool for struggle and protest when the jury members at iffi spoke out against the injustice they proved again that always it is the true artist who speaks out while the bureaucrat stoops in submission only a true artist could stand up in protest and speak his mindit was also a blow to the union government which pretended that it is open to eminent artists and then would topple their choices and decisions it is this struggle of artists which has kept this country alivethe writer is a filmmaker who has directed awardwinning movies oraalpokkam ozhivu divasathe kali and most recently s durga