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By: Shree1news, 08 MAR 2021
Bandra Film Festival, a solely digital film festival, is celebrating the International Women’s Day by screening 4 Indian-made movies which are women-centric. The movies can be found to watch without charge on the festival’s YouTube channel.
Amu, Leeches, Neem Jamun and Sita Sings the Blues make up the list.
Amu is directed by Shonali Bose, otherwise known for Margarita with a Straw and The Sky Is Pink, and was her 2005 debut as a director. The story, set in the backdrop of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, was based on her own novel of the same name. The movie starred Konkona Sen Sharma. The movie was critically acclaimed with an impressive score of 83 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Payal Sethi’s Leeches is a short movie, clocking 27 minutes, and stars Sayani Gupta. The movie confronts India’s bizarre obsession with virginity and purity and the horrifying concept of one-day bride.
Kamal Moolwani’s Neem Jamun is also a short movie that tells a a poignant tale of a 12-year-old boy who undertakes a journey with his grandmother to help her visit another city and meet her son.
Source:A-N
