A charitable trust is organising a film festival today around domestic violence and power.
Story so far: To celebrate Women’s History month, NGO Aweksha, partnering with Bengaluru City University, is organising a day-long film festival around domestic violence and women empowerment. Starting at 10:15 am in the Jnana Jyoti Auditorium, there will be two film screenings followed by a panel discussion.
- Idi Katha Maatramena is a 1983 film by Yugantar Film Collective. It opens up the discourse on dowry and domestic violence.
- The Great Indian Kitchen is a 2021 film by Jeo Baby. It’s about a woman struggling to adorn the role of a submissive wife.
Panellists: Akkai Padmashali, a social activist, will chair the panel and condense it around domestic violence, gender roles in domestic spaces, and ways of empowering women. Dr Sudeshna Mukherjee, associate professor at the university’s Women’s Studies Department, will be present.
- Sumitra Acharya, lawyer and women’s rights activist, and Kajol Singh, project coordinator at Aweksha, will participate too.