Women filmmakers in India are challenging Bollywood's misogynistic tropes, venturing into taboo territories with dramatic, realistic, and subversive films. In Women Beyond Bollywood, director Rahila Bootwala meets with some of these remarkable women, from doyennes of Indian cinema to vibrant emerging filmmakers. Fans of our film festival shouldn't miss this one.
What our screening reviewers said: "This documentary was so interesting - I was literally taking notes about the feminist Indian films I want to find and watch." "These women are saying what I've always thought about film - everyone who follow our festival should watch this."
This film is a part of Reel Stories:
HOW TO HACK BIRTH CONTROL
WOMEN BEYOND BOLLYWOOD
- Year2022
- Runtime52 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hindi
- CountryCanada, India
- PremiereFlorida
- DirectorRahila Bootwala
- ScreenwriterRahila Bootwala, Jocelyne Clarke, Heidi Miller
- ProducerRahila Bootwala
- CinematographerMayur Hardas, Tejashri Joshi
- EditorPierre Tremblay
Women filmmakers in India are challenging Bollywood's misogynistic tropes, venturing into taboo territories with dramatic, realistic, and subversive films. In Women Beyond Bollywood, director Rahila Bootwala meets with some of these remarkable women, from doyennes of Indian cinema to vibrant emerging filmmakers. Fans of our film festival shouldn't miss this one.
What our screening reviewers said: "This documentary was so interesting - I was literally taking notes about the feminist Indian films I want to find and watch." "These women are saying what I've always thought about film - everyone who follow our festival should watch this."
This film is a part of Reel Stories:
HOW TO HACK BIRTH CONTROL
WOMEN BEYOND BOLLYWOOD
- Year2022
- Runtime52 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Hindi
- CountryCanada, India
- PremiereFlorida
- DirectorRahila Bootwala
- ScreenwriterRahila Bootwala, Jocelyne Clarke, Heidi Miller
- ProducerRahila Bootwala
- CinematographerMayur Hardas, Tejashri Joshi
- EditorPierre Tremblay