OUR CATALOG
Invoking Justice
A film by Deepa Dhanraj
India | 2011 | 85 minutes | Color | DVD | Tamil | Subtitled | Order No. 121082
SYNOPSIS
PRESS
“An intimate and inspiring portrayal of the collective action of Muslim sisterhood. This is a particularly important film for our times in that it tells a story that runs counter to the dominant stereotypes about Muslim women.”
***1/2 stars, "Combining interviews with footage shot in police stations, communities, and private homes, this engaging and thought-provoking documentary is highly recommended.”
SCREENING HIGHLIGHTS AND AWARDS
- Film Southasia, QFX Jury Award
- Hawaii International Film Festival
- San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
- Asian American International Film Festival
- Int’l Doc FF Amsterdam (IDFA), International Premiere
- One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Prague
- Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
ABOUT FILMMAKER(S)
A writer and award-winning filmmaker, Deepa Dhanraj has been actively involved in the women's movement – with a focus on political participation, health, and education – for more than four decades. She was one of the founding members of Yugantar, a feminist film collective that produced pioneering films about women's labor and resistance to domestic violence. Working through feminist politics, her extensive filmography spans three decades covering films on the violence and coercion of population control programs, Muslim women's courts that offer petitioners an alternative to patriarchal verdicts issued by Sharia courts, and the rise of Hindu majoritarianism. She has a special interest in education and she has worked extensively with government schools to create pedagogy suited for problems faced by first generation learners who come from Dalit and Adivasi communities. She also teaches video production to women activists and regularly lectures on media theory in both academic and public settings. (1/23)
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