About “Poster”
My Life as a Poster
My Life as a Poster is a fake autobiography designed to stimulate debate about cultural representations. It tells a fictional story about the filmmaker and her family; using images of popular Indian film stars and a keen sense of parody, it explores the marginalizing aspects of identity politics, and the “First World’s” expectations from a “Third World” filmmaker. (7:30 min. 1995)
“My Life as a Poster tackles issues of misrepresentation when filmmakers examine those unlike themselves but are exhorted to tell personal stories in an effort to “give voice” to their culture. Talukdar’s (video) challenges that through its parody of personal documentary. Using film posters, Talukdar comments on the notion of identity and the power of visual icons.”–Erika Mohammad, The Independent.
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