Watch five films on two themes of the 5th Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival here!
Theme: BREAK THE SILENCE | तोड़ तोड़ के बंधनों को
Chadariya(25:15 mins | English, Hindi with Eng. subs| 2023 | Experimental Docu)
Dir. Nimisha Srivastava
This film unearths the pain and violence lived by young Indian unmarried women through the construction of a personal landscape of abortion.
Kya Hai Ye Samjhauta | Coming to Terms / Making Your Terms?
(9 mins | Hindi w. Eng. subs | 2023 | Animation)
Dir. Hansa Thapliyal
This film works with material of the everyday, scraps of cloth, needle thread and the timbre of human voices to tell a story, of the many choices women make when faced with domestic violence.
Theme: GIRL STORIES | देश में गर बेटियाँ
Maida | White Flour
(19 mins | Hindi, Bhojpuri with English subs | 2020 | Docu)
Dir. Lubna Yusuf
Shot over a span of eight years in Bihar, this film explores societal norms of dowry, child marriage and the prevalent practice of school drop-outs after the onset of menstruation.
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Maida | White Flour
(19 mins | Hindi, Bhojpuri with English subs | 2020 | Docu)
Dir. Lubna Yusuf
Shot over a span of eight years in Bihar, this film explores societal norms of dowry, child marriage and the prevalent practice of school drop-outs after the onset of menstruation.
Trailer
The Girl Who Lived in the Loo
(12 mins | English, Bengali with English subs | 2024 | Animation)
Dir. Subarna Dash
A ten-year-old girl has discovered her haven – the bathroom – as the ultimate solution to all her problems. She eats and plays in the loo and, if she could, she would sleep in there, too.
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