Local filmmakers have joined forces to create a human interest documentary that focuses on the work that informal waste reclaimers do in townships like Samora Machel
Indian American filmmaker Manjari Makijany is taking skateboards to rural India and you can witness it on Netflix.
Her debut feature, âSkater Girl,â which is coming to Netflix June 11, showcases how Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when sheâs introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
The film, starring debutante Rachel Saanchita Gupta as Prerna, highlights the challenges of constructing one of Indiaâs largest skateparks to drive social change and showcases the struggles of empowering women in a remote village in Rajasthan.
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Sarasota film fest Through Women s Eyes returns with virtual event
The 22nd annual festival runs Friday-Monday, featuring 34 films showcasing women in front of and behind the camera.
2021 Through Women s Eyes International Film Festival: Friday-Monday; $10 individual screenings, $45 five-film package, $150 (general admission) or $135 (members) festival pass; twe2021.eventive.org
Sarasota s Through Women s Eyes International Film Festival returns this weekend with a lineup that will take viewers around the globe even as they watch from their homes, with the event going all-virtual this year due to the pandemic.
The 22nd annual festival runs Friday-Monday with 34 feature and short films featuring women in front of and behind the camera. The festival benefits UN Women, whose Gulf Coast Chapter produces the event, and has screened such notable films in the past as RBG, the Oscar-nominated documentary abou