[Reader-list] Four Women and a Room: 2nd International Doc Fest, Kerela.

[ambarien qadar]

Hi,
If you are in Thiruvananthapuram, please come for the screening of my film 'Four Women and a Room'(documentary, 42 minutes, english subtitles)at The 2nd International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerela, 09.
Date and Venue: Friday, 19th June, 9.45 amThe Sree Theaters.For more details/location maps etc, please go to www.keralafilm.com. 
Cast and Crew:
Actors: Padma Damodaran        Priyanka Singh Chauhan
Camera: Shakeb Ahmed
Sound: GirjaShaker Vohra Location Sound: Balbir Singh RawatAdditional Editing: Anil Junior
Direction, Script and Editing: Ambarien Al Qadar

Producers: The Public Service Broadcasting Trust, New Delhi. 
Synopsis:
Late into pregnancy, Mili is confounded with a range of
unknown emotions. Having gone through endless rituals of
matchmaking, Latika is wondering about her desire to be a
biological mother. The dreamscape of the filmmaker throws up
images and associations of a hospital visited sometime back
and reminds her of meeting Kalpana, a fictitious character
who might have undergone a sex selective abortion. Combining techniques of documentary and fiction, Four Women and a Room unfolds through the metaphor of the labour room and the
conscious and subconscious resonances it has in the lives of
its four protagonists. Set against the complex social history of how abortions came to be legalized in India as population control imperatives rather than a pro-choice legislation , the film raises crucial questions about debates around sex selective abortions, marriage and
motherhood within South Asian contexts while making a strong
case for the agency of women.
CheersAmbarien Al Qadar