Cinematography
Story of the unexpected imprisonment of a number of women, for their resistance to the Emergency of 1975-77, through the life of Socialist and famous actor Snehalata Reddy. Being the only woman political prisoner in jail, she spent eight months in solitary confinement, recording her concerns and traumatic experiences in her diary, extracts of which were later published. Released for a few weeks on parole, she died of a heart attack just before she was to return to jail. The film recounts her ordeal through the reminiscences of her children and close friends.
Sound Design Assistant
Told through the stories of five People Assigned Gender Female at Birth (PAGFB), set against the backdrop of Delhi; a tapestry of images and metaphors that invites one to re-engage with and rethink the notion of the other, or the ‘sexual deviant’.
Cinematography
Told through the stories of five People Assigned Gender Female at Birth (PAGFB), set against the backdrop of Delhi; a tapestry of images and metaphors that invites one to re-engage with and rethink the notion of the other, or the ‘sexual deviant’.
Director
The Film is inspired by the work of Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon, who co-founded the first feminist publishing house in India: Kali for Women. It looks back on thirty years in publishing and focusses on the feminist politics and friendships that make this survival possible.
