One of the most powerful and poignant documentary films to tackle rape and abuse of all forms suffered by women in India is set to make its debut at this year’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival.
“Women Of My Billion” – WOMB– is a heart wrenching and heartwarming narrative of the plight, dreams, rights and fight against all forms of violence, that unify the women of today’s India. The documentary also calls for an end to the dowry system, which dehumanizes women by treating them as property.
The film will screen at SCAD, the largest university-run festival in the U.S., which runs from Oct. 23-30. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A session with producer Apoorva Bakshi and executive producer Juliet Blake (TED Talks India, The Hundred-Foot Journey).
A former marketing executive in Hong Kong, Srishti Bakshi became deeply concerned with the atrocities and violence subjected to women in her native India. Following the Highway 91 rape in 2016 in India, Srishti decided to take action against the rising crime against women in her country. With the support of the President of India, she embarked on a 3800 km (2,361 miles) foot journey from Kanyakumari (South India) to Kashmir (North India) over 230 days in a heroic effort to create awareness on women’s safety and empowerment through financial and digital literacy.
An Awedacious Original, WOMB, directed by Ajitesh Sharma highlights the monumental journey through Srishti’s lens, her interaction with over 85,000 women over more than 100 workshops that she conducted in schools, villages and institutions on her on-foot journey.
