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CCA 5 Thursday 16th October
Lakshmi And Me
Nishtha Jain
India 2007 / 59 Mins
"What sin did
I commit to be born a woman?" Lakshmi wonders aloud. A 21-year-old housemaid in
Mumbai, she works ten hours a day, seven days a week. One of her employers is
Nishtha Jain, who begins to make a documentary that explores their relationship.
Nishtha films Lakshmi at home, and at work in various houses. Lakshmi's is a precarious existence to begin with; illness and romantic entanglements compound her problems in unexpected ways. As the filmmaker is drawn deeper into Lakshmi's life, she is forced to question many of the things she takes for granted.
During a year and a half of dramatic changes, the process of filming has its own impact on unfolding events and on the relationship between the two women.
Lakshmi And Me
Nishtha Jain
India 2007 / 59 Mins
"What sin did
I commit to be born a woman?" Lakshmi wonders aloud. A 21-year-old housemaid in
Mumbai, she works ten hours a day, seven days a week. One of her employers is
Nishtha Jain, who begins to make a documentary that explores their relationship.
Nishtha films Lakshmi at home, and at work in various houses. Lakshmi's is a precarious existence to begin with; illness and romantic entanglements compound her problems in unexpected ways. As the filmmaker is drawn deeper into Lakshmi's life, she is forced to question many of the things she takes for granted.
During a year and a half of dramatic changes, the process of filming has its own impact on unfolding events and on the relationship between the two women.
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