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Ram
Devineni is the publisher of Rattapallax Press
and a film-maker who has had films shown at the Cairo
International Film Festival, San Jose Film Festival, Philadelphia
Festival of World Cinema, etc. and has appeared on television
programs in New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco
and Los Angeles. He was an Eagleton Associate at the Eagleton
Institute for Politics at Rutgers University where he
studied political theory and campaign management. He has
organized several state and federal elections. He also
integrates new technologies (e.g networks, SANs,...) for
Salomon Smith Barney and Citigroup. He also organized
the Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry
with the United Nations. |
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"I
knew I was in the presence of a Cyber Visionary." --Bob
Holman, about.poetry.com
The
Colours of the Sun
Produced, written and directed by Ram Prasad Devineni.
Narrative, Color, 35mm, 13 min. Source: Prasad Labs
Based
on a true story about a five-year-old boy who gets separated
from his grandmother in a busy street market in Madras,
India. During his long day journey he meets many interesting
people who try to help him find his way back home. The
most dominate character he meets is the Catcher, a ten-year-old
impoverished orphaned boy, who guides him through the
slums and roof tops of Madras. The various other characters
include a Rickshaw Driver, an old Guru and a Blind Beggar.
They all teach him the reality of the world and how
to see the honesty in it.
Shown:
Cairo International Film Festival, San
Jose Film Festival, Philadelphia Festival of World
Cinema, San
Francico International Asian American Film Festival,
Asian
American International Film Festival, etc.
Devineni
photo credit: Lina Faria
Listen
to interview on This
is Audible.
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Articles
about Rattapallax Press and ePublishing:
2001:
A Digital Book Odyssey by Calvin Reid (Publisher's
Weekly, 1/22/01)
The
Sound Googles the Blast for a New-Po Zine by Bob Holman
(poetry.about.com)
E-books
and New Digital Technology: Friend or Foe of Independent
Literary Publishing?
Profile
interview in Pif Magazine
Profile
in India Abroad
Panel
discussions involving Ram Devineni
Text-One-Zero
ePublishing Conference, NYC
E-books
and New Digital Technology: Friend or Foe of Independent
Literary Publishing?
at Poet's House, NYC
Preparing
for the Information & Publishing Revolution at AWP
Conference, Palm Springs
CLMP/LPC:
e-publishing made easy: e-books, interactive Web publishing,
and other technologies at AWP Conference, Palm Springs
Publishing
the Latino Writer Roundtable sponsored
New York State Council and The America Society
Starting
Literary Enterprises, West Chester Poetry Conference
Panel
on Publishing, 2001 Boston Globe Book Festival
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