Sari Stories - India

An unprecedented view of rural Indian life

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In a rural Indian village, four women make videos highlighting their margilisation in society. In so doing, they create a compelling film where the roles of director and subject merge. Raw and heartwarming.

As the women train the video cameras on themselves they're given a unique perspective on their own antiquated traditions. "Child marriage continues in our villages. The lives of many girls are sacrificed". In fact, early marriage is only the start of their problems, the catalyst to a broad array of other issues including abuse, sexual harassment and exclusion. However, as well as highlighting the darker issues of their role in society, their video introspection also encourages catharsis within themselves. Confronting and directly discussing their darker traditions brings revelation and new understanding. "This video training has changed my life".

September 2011

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• India
• Sari
• Rural
• Life
• Village
• Women
• Cameras
• Exclusion
• Harrassment
• Journeyman
• Pictures
• Stories

[clonecrab]

Very inspiring. They're all so strong and hardworking.

[navinkumarpk86]

The scene of the mother powdering the face of the child is so cuute!

[mangolotus2000]

Wonderful video. Beautiful strong women!

[DukeofWild]

Enlightening. A lot of these women are so beautiful.

[2709V]

great movie, beautiful sari ;)

[Noshirm]

@suzettegm You are so right, J. The problem is that so few in the West understand this truth. It's not until they have to live under these ghastly conditions in the Third World that they can appreciate what they have back home. They've become jaded, effete, and far too concerned with political correctness. That likely explains why your comment was marked as spam, and why mine will likely also be so marked.

[olimac909]

Wow the woman at 1:20 is beautiful

[nedatronics]

Caste system is true bullshit and should be scrapped..onto other issues, are these 12 year old kids expected to consummate their marriages or is it just a bequeath-al where their husbands take care of them like their families would?

[virajkarnik]

journeyman! you have very meaningful uploads...thankyou!

[TheAnnafisher]

phenomenal, give thanks! 1 womb 1 heart 1 love 1 legacy