Paper short abstract:

You're on the air. Now what? is the motto to question on the representations of screen representations. We made a placard sign, installed it at different public locations around Kolkata (capital of West Bengal, India) on different times and waited with the equipment prepared in a fixed shot…

Paper long abstract:

The short documentary You're on the air. Now what? (2011) is the outcome of a desire to revive an idea from the film Photo Wallahs (1991) by Judith and David MacDougall. We made a placard sign written in Bangla and Hindi, installed it at different public locations around Kolkata (capital of West Bengal, India) on different times and waited with the equipment prepared in a fixed shot… The idea is to give international exposure to commonly voiceless people, letting them construct audiovisual meanings at their will. Will they use this opportunity? How will they represent themselves? What are their representations of screen representations?