Tales of the Night Fairies

Five sexworkers — four women and one man — along with the filmmaker/narrator embark on a journey of storytelling. Tales of the Night Fairies explores the power of collective organizing and resistance while reflecting upon contemporary debates around sex work.

Genre : Documentary, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 14M

Director : Shohini Ghosh

Synopsis

The film attempts to represent the struggles and aspirations of thousands of sex workers who constitute the DMSC (Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee or the the Durbar Women's Collaborative Committee), an initiative that emerged from the Shonagachi HIV/AIDS Intervention Project. A collective of men, women and transgendered sex workers, DMSC demands decriminalization of adult sex work and the right to form a trade union.

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Shohini Ghosh
Shohini Ghosh
Director

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Tales of the Night Fairies by Shohini Ghosh

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