
Winner of the Albert Maysles Best New Documentary Director Award, A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Documenting the arranged marriage and matchmaking process in vérité over four years, the film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.
- Year2017
- Runtime90 minutes
- LanguageHindi
- CountryIndia, United States
- DirectorSmriti Mundhra, Sarita Khurana
- ProducerJennifer Tiexiera
- CinematographerAndre de Alencar Lyon, Naiti Gamez
- EditorJennifer Tiexiera
- ComposerGingger Shankar, Saul Simon MacWilliams
Winner of the Albert Maysles Best New Documentary Director Award, A Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Documenting the arranged marriage and matchmaking process in vérité over four years, the film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.
- Year2017
- Runtime90 minutes
- LanguageHindi
- CountryIndia, United States
- DirectorSmriti Mundhra, Sarita Khurana
- ProducerJennifer Tiexiera
- CinematographerAndre de Alencar Lyon, Naiti Gamez
- EditorJennifer Tiexiera
- ComposerGingger Shankar, Saul Simon MacWilliams