JANANI'S JULIET
(53 min/ Tamil and English with English subtitles/ 2019)
Dir. Pankaj Rishi Kumar
Prod. PSBT
Kausalya lost her husband (Shankar), when they were attacked by her own family. They had married against their families wishes. Deeply disturbed by a spate of honor killings in India, Indianostrum, a Pondicherry based theatre group sets out to introspect the implications of caste, class and gender. They adapt Shakespeare's ‘Romeo and Juliet’. What emerges in the process is a critical reflection and commentary of the contemporary Indian society where love struggles to survive.
Dir. Pankaj Rishi Kumar
Prod. PSBT
Kausalya lost her husband (Shankar), when they were attacked by her own family. They had married against their families wishes. Deeply disturbed by a spate of honor killings in India, Indianostrum, a Pondicherry based theatre group sets out to introspect the implications of caste, class and gender. They adapt Shakespeare's ‘Romeo and Juliet’. What emerges in the process is a critical reflection and commentary of the contemporary Indian society where love struggles to survive.
Awards and Festivals
- India's Official entry to the Oscar's
- Human Rights Prize at Fine Arts Film Festival- Venice, California, USA
- Best Long Documentray Prize at IDSFFK, Trivandrum, India
- Best Film, Signs Film Festival, Thrissur, India
- Best Film, Panchjanyam Film Festival, India
- Satyajit Ray Golden Award for the Best Documentary, South Asia Film Festival
- Mrinal Sen Golden Award for the Best Direction in Documentary, South Asia Film Festival,
- Special Jury Prize South Asian Film Festival of Montreal
- Best Film, Bollywoodindies Film Festival
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