Women and the City: Vikalp to screen Ladies Only
The HinduThere are several things that make maximum city Mumbai a sensorial smorgasbord — a ride on the Mumbai local is probably on top of that list. Vikalp Bengaluru in collaboration with Bangalore International Centre will screen Ladies Only, a feature-length documentary by Rebana Liz John that explores the answer to this question. Produced by the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, the film looks at the experience of women in Mumbai’s trains. A feminist exploration In the documentary, a small crew enters the ladies’ compartments of the local trains in Mumbai and invites women to reveal their opinions, confessions and stories in a ‘public’ space. It won the Compass Perspective Prize at the Berlinale 2022, the Second Best Documentary at the International Documentary Short Film Festival Kerala as well as the Best Women’s Film Award — Nepal Cultural International Film Festival 2022.
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