COMPETITION SHORT DOCUMENTARY
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Directors: Monica Jha, Shamsheer Yousaf, Sriram Vittalamurthy
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2024
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Maithili, Hindi
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India, United States
Breaking the Nets
Synopsis
In the north Indian state of Bihar, over 5000 fisherwomen run 13 cooperatives, and own rights to 150 ponds. To achieve this, they have had to rebel against oppressive landlords; compel the government to change the law in their favour; and reclaim their identity as fishers.
Until the mid-1990s, the Mallah fishing community lived in extreme poverty. The dominant castes also used Mallah fishermen to control the ponds. They got the state government to lease out village ponds in the names of fisherm
Details of Crew
Sriram Vittalamurthy (Cinematographer), Shamsheer Yousaf (Cinematographer), Monica Jha (Editor), Shamsheer Yousaf (Editor)
Producer Details
Shamsheer Yousaf
Writer Details
Monica Jha , Shamsheer Yousaf
