LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS
Please click here to see all 2015 New Releases.
|
|
|
INDIA'S DAUGHTER PREMIERES TONIGHT
ON INDEPENDENT LENS
"INDIA'S DAUGHTER is necessary viewing..." - Variety
"...for all of its horrors, the movie has a positive message, too: Out of tragedy - and this case is just one of many - can come galvanizing change." - The New York Times
"Extraordinary....relentlessly penetrating...the filmmaker pursued and won near miraculous access to every side."
- Wall Street Journal
Leslee Udwin's award winning documentary, INDIA'S DAUGHTER, premieres on PBS | Independent Lens Monday, November 16 at 10pm EST. Check here for local listings.
INDIA'S DAUGHTER first grabbed the world's attention when India's government banned the film from broadcast in March. This controversy sparked international uproar, and the film has since garnered tremendous attention in the press, with a rave review in the Wall Street Journal, as well as support from actors and activists including Meryl Streep, Gloria Steinem, Freida Pinto, Susan Sarandon, Rosie O'Donnell and Sean Penn. Streep is campaigning for INDIA'S DAUGHTER to win an Oscar.
Winner of the United Nations Association Film Festival Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary, INDIA'S DAUGHTER is the story of the 2012 brutal gang rape and murder in Delhi of 23-year-old medical student Jyoti Singh, which ignited protests and serious debate about gender inequality across India. BAFTA winning filmmaker Leslee Udwin, herself a victim of rape, went to India inspired by the protests against sexual assault. With an all Indian crew, Udwin got exclusive, first time on camera interviews with the rapists and defense attorney, none of whom express remorse.
An impassioned plea for change, INDIA'S DAUGHTER pays tribute to a remarkable and inspiring young woman and explores the compelling human stories behind the incident and the political ramifications throughout India. But beyond India, the film lays bare the way in which societies and their patriarchal values have spawned such acts of violence globally. Required viewing for courses dealing with issues around violence against women and human rights.
|
|
Online at
By Email:
By Phone:
212.925.0606 ext. 360
|
About WMM:
Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone.
|
Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Andy Warhol Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No comments:
Post a Comment