SYNOPSIS
Can shadows speak? An artist relentlessly sprays silhouettes on public walls tagged #missing, an activist accompanies rescued girls across international borders. Parallel narratives intersect to reveal a sliver of hope when women imaginatively challenge a powerful trafficking nexus operating in a country where every 8 minutes a child goes missing. |
Miriam makes films that celebrate everyday heroes, approaching every story through the lens of popular culture to find the intersection of social cause and the arts. She shoots for years to capture intimate accounts of real people whose stories we do not notice. Whether it’s that of a Bollywood dancer who moonlights as a rat killer in Mumbai (The Rat Race), or of children who choose music over violence in an area known for gang warfare (Lyari Notes). Her films have premiered at IDFA, were nominated for the Alliance of Women Film Journalists – EDA award, won the Mipdoc Coproduction challenge at Cannes and were nominated `for the youth jury award at Sheffield (UK). Broadcast internationally on channels like Arte,
DR1, NGC, Al Jazeera, YLE and Netflix, in India her films have had theatrical releases. |
Festival Premiere
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK)
Awards
Docaviv Award (Israel),
Yes Foundation’s Social Documentary Award
Global Film and Media Initiative Award Global Media Makers microgrant
Production grant from InMaat Foundation,
EIDF South Korea (2021) Industry Choice Award and
Shortlisted for Breaking Through the Lens, Cannes (2022)
The film was selected for 12 international forums as a work in progress
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK)
Awards
Docaviv Award (Israel),
Yes Foundation’s Social Documentary Award
Global Film and Media Initiative Award Global Media Makers microgrant
Production grant from InMaat Foundation,
EIDF South Korea (2021) Industry Choice Award and
Shortlisted for Breaking Through the Lens, Cannes (2022)
The film was selected for 12 international forums as a work in progress