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The intersections between identity, sexuality, mental health and the many alleys through which women negotiate freedom and dignity. Screened at festivals in Bangalore, Calcutta, Colombo, Delhi, Kochi, Philadelphia, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.

Directed by Anushka Shivdasani Rovshen and Madhuri Mohindar | 2018
Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra

Anushka Shivdasani Rovshen’s independent films explore conditions of the human mind and have been screened at several international festivals, including at Karachi, Amsterdam, Torronto and Prague. Her company Running Cow films has directed and produced films for GE India, HP Printers, DHL and Harley Davidson, among others. Anushka has also taught documentary filmmaking.

Madhuri Mohindar has directed various documentaries exploring immigration, race and gender including Can't Hide Me, My Kashmir and Red Roses, which have screened at New York, LA, Kenya and Afghanistan. She has created award winning multimedia campaigns and documentaries in India and the US for various non-profits including Breakthrough and Dasra.

Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Mehrotra).

PSBT is a not-for-profit that has nurtured and supported the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it has produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award. (Read more here: www.psbt.org, civilsocietyonline.com/cinema/psbt-story-630-films-230-awards-400-filmmakers/, psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OnGlobalScreens-Article.pdf, thehindu.com/features/cinema/in-the-channels-of-trust/article3942019.ece, psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PSBT-Real-Films-on-Real-India.jpg)

PSBT is led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra.

Credits
Cast: Rachna (Ray) Iyer, Swati Agrawal
Cinematographer: Maulshri Singh
Editor: Navnita Sen
Music: The Jamroom
Sound Mixer: Jarvis Marcedo

Produced by PSBT, for and in partnership with the Human Capability Foundation, UK.
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Last updated: June 2020
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