who can speak of men?

Dir: Ambarien Al Qadar, Gazala yasmin & nihal

A documentary about middle class Muslim women in India who refuse to conform to feminine norms. They describe in poignant detail the everyday struggles they face in order to be true to themselves. The film is striking in the inclusion of a disarming seven-year-old, Chini,who stubbornly insists that ‘she’ is a ‘he’.

32 min / 2003 / india / ambarien@yahoo.co.uk