Through her debut horror film that features mostly disabled cast and crew, Singapore writer-director Reena Deen hopes to create a space for inclusivity in storytelling and authentic representation of disabilities in film and media.
Zakia Soman has been fighting for Muslim women’s rights for decades. Now, her son Arastu Zakia’s short film ‘Riha’ (Unlocked) based on her life and experience of domestic abuse, is being screened at Tasveer Film Festival 2024.
An exclusive interview with award-winning New York-based filmmaker Karishma Dev Dube on her acclaimed short film ‘Bittu’ and on individualism versus authority.
As cases of domestic violence go up during the lockdown, activists, artists and lawyers call for social and legal solutions.
A new short film by Oorvazi Irani brings up the question of the female identity at the intersection of religion, law and patriarchy.
The fact that a documentary on a subject as taboo as menstruation, showing how village women are manufacturing low-cost sanitary napkins, has won an Oscar, is a game-changer for the Indian film industry.