IFFM Breaking Barriers Shorts Package + Q&A

121 min | 25 Aug 2024

Shorts Package: Finding Affection, "Ladai Chhodab Nahin (Fight Shall Continue), The Colour Yellow

Finding Affection: The captivating story of 30 volunteers from Naarm (Melbourne) as they attempt to use the transformative medium of participatory theatre to inspire audiences to challenge family violence in their communities.

Ladai Chhodab Nahin (Fight Shall Continue): Mining expansion in Jharkhand risks displacing indigenous populations and destroying livelihoods, particularly marginalizing tribal women. This film highlights how tribal women's bodies bear witness to their labor, telling history, stories, and future guidance.

The Colour Yellow: Utthan (Uplifted) is a platform in West Bengal, India, for human trafficking and sexual exploitation survivors, led by Survivor Leaders. They advocate for their rights, serving as peer supporters, researchers, community mobilizers, and campaigners.

Director
Emma Macey-Storch (Finding Affection),Astha (Ladai Chhodab Nahin - Fight Shall Continue),Modhurima Sinha (The Colour Yellow: Utthan- Uplifted)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
25 August 2024
Runtime
121 min