India’s Daughter
Date:
May 5, 2022
Date:
Sunday, June 5, 2022Time:
13:00Venue:
MAC Birmingham (Midlands Arts Centre), B12 9QHDirector:
Leslee UdwinCast:
Asha Devi, Badri Singh, SatendraDuration:
63 MinutesLanguage:
English and Hindi (with English subtitles)Certified:
15 - Suitable for age 15 years and overCINEMA SCREENING
Synopsis
India’s Daughter is a haunting documentary about the 2012 horrific gang rape of Jyoti Singh. The film explored the society and values of India, after the 23-year-old medical student from Delhi was murdered on a moving bus.
The filmmaker had exclusive and unprecedented access to the rapists, examining their mindsets through interviews.
Featuring reactions from Jyoti’s parents, the police and many other key people, the film was a catalyst for change.
The film has received many accolades including ‘Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary’ at the 2015 United Nations Association Film Festival.
DIRECTOR BIO
Leslee Udwin is a former British actress and filmmaker and now a Human Rights Campaigner. She is an amazing film producer, who made one of the most loved British movies, East is East (1999).
Leslee as a diversity pioneer went on to direct the groundbreaking documentary, India’s Daughter.
Leslee’s brave work in India eventually triggered her to establish the powerful global initiative, Think Equal. This project has been very instrumental in the educational growth of children and their wellbeing, along with promoting equality and inclusion.
Leslee was voted by the New York Times the No.2 Most Impactful Woman of 2016 (second to Hillary Clinton) and has been awarded the UN Women for Peace Activist Award at the United Nations in March 2019.
MASTERCLASS WITH LESLEE UDWIN
Multiple award-winning filmmaker, Leslee Udwin will introduce the film and will be running a post-screening masterclass. One not to be missed by budding filmmakers.
Image courtesy of Assassin Films
