Deepa Dhanraj is an Indian documentary filmmaker, researcher, and writer. Known for her intersectional view of gender oppression and a collaborative approach to documentary, Dhanraj’s extensive filmography spans four decades and engages with questions related to women’s status, political participation and resistance.
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17 September 2019
On January 17th, 2016, a Dalit PhD research scholar and activist, Rohith Vemula, unable to bear the persecution from a partisan university administration and dominant caste Hindu supremacists, hung himself in one of the most prestigious universities in India.
01 January 1983
The story of a woman living in a village in the lower Himalayas. In this area, people depend entirely on the forest for their daily needs of firewood, food and water.
14 February 1986
Explores the processes of political maneuvering which led to the Hyderabad communal riots in 1984. The city’s history, the provocative speeches of its politicians and the instrumentalisation of religious processions stands next to the testimonies and the striking visual accounts of the Old City’s working class – those who lose their livelihoods through violent attacks and long periods of imposed curfew.
31 December 2006
A documentary that follows a group of kothis (gay men who identify as femme) in Belgaum, a small city in Karnataka, and traces their stories of love, desire, and ostracization, as well as their work with an NGO that promotes safe-sex practices.
01 January 1991
An examination of India’s family planning program from the point of view of the women who are its primary targets.
22 October 1982
Sringara Masa is a Kannada romantic film directed by Pattabhirama Reddy and produced by Nandana Ishtiliya.
01 January 1994
Discusses Malthus's theories of population and the causes of poverty. As film contrasts the 19th century poor in Scotland with today's poor in India, it takes on the international population "establishment", challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation alone is responsible for poverty and environmental destruction.
22 November 2011
In Southern India, family disputes are settled by Jamaats—all male bodies which apply Islamic Sharia law to cases without allowing women to be present, even to defend themselves.
01 January 2001
Between March and October 2000, millions of people around the world took to the streets to denounce poverty and violence against women.
