Women Make Movies (www.wmm.com) new acquisition THE SARI SOLDIERS by filmmaker Julie Bridgham, is recipient of the 2008 Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF) Nestor Almendros Award for Courage and Commitment in Filmmaking and will make its North American debut as the festival centerpiece, with a discussion with the filmmaker to follow.
(see more screening times below).
Filmed over three years, during Nepal's transition from dictatorial monarchy to fledgling democracy, THE SARI SOLDIERS is the extraordinary story of six women and their conflicting efforts to shape the political future of their country. From intimate interviews to uprisings in seemingly peaceful rural villages and rallies in bustling Kathmandu, Bridgham's camera sensitively captures women on multiple sides of the escalating civil war. Read more about the film here: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c727.shtml .
***THE SARI SOLDIERS, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, NYC
Screening Schedule:
-Friday, June 20, 9pm Discussion with filmmaker to follow - FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE
-Sunday, June 22, **3:30 pm Discussion with filmmaker to follow
-Tuesday, June 24, 1pm
**Sign language interpretation will be provided for the introduction and post-film discussion
All screenings are at the Walter Reade Theater 165 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023.
The Sari Soldiers
A film by Julie Bridgham US/Nepal, 2008, 90 minutes, Color, VHS/DVD, Nepali/English, Subtitled
Order No. W08950
Order No. W08950
Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Nepal's modern history, The Sari Soldiers is an extraordinary story of six women's courageous efforts to shape Nepal's future in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the King's crackdown on civil liberties. When Devi, mother of a 15-year-old girl, witnesses her niece being tortured and murdered by the Royal Nepal Army, she speaks publicly about the atrocity. The army abducts her daughter in retaliation, and Devi embarks on a three-year struggle to uncover her daughter's fate and see justice done. The Sari Soldiers follows her and five other brave women, including Maoist Commander Kranti; Royal Nepal Army Officer Rajani; Krishna, a monarchist from a rural community who leads a rebellion against the Maoists; Mandira, a human rights lawyer; and Ram Kumari, a young student activist shaping the protests to reclaim democracy. The Sari Soldiers intimately delves into the extraordinary journey of these women on opposing sides of the conflict, through the democratic revolution that reshapes the country's future.
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