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From the Shadows
Survivors of Trafficking and Their Pursuit for Justice
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76 minutes | Documentary | Bengali, English, Hindi | English subtitles
Directed by Miriam Chandy Menacherry
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.
“From the Shadows is different because it shuns sensationalism for a dignified approach. The film does not point fingers but allows viewers to join the dots to reveal a canvas of traffickers with friendly faces – a family member, neighbour, policeman or NGO worker. Exploring the intersection of art and activism, the film refrains from a final verdict.” – Miriam Chandy Menacherry
The screening will be followed by a discussion between the director, Miriam Chandy Menacherry, screenwriter, Triparna Banerjee, co-producer, Aalia Furniturewala, finance head, Sharon D’Mello and Sushma Veerappa. There will be a Q&A session following the discussion.
In collaboration with Vikalp Bengaluru.
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Miriam Chandy Menacherry
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.
Her latest film turns the spotlight on survivors of child sexual violence as they emerge `From the shadows’ through a viral wall art campaign. Chosen for 8 international forums. Miriam is one of 18 fellows selected for the Global Media Makers Fellowship by Film Independent (USA) and the US State Department.
Sushma Veerappa
Sushma Veerappa has worked in both fiction and non-fiction films in various roles – as Sub-editor of a film quarterly, film educator for school children, assistant director, script writer, editor, producer, director, and as founder-trustee of a film collective screening documentaries in Bangalore city since 2005.
Sharon D'Mello
Sharon has been with Filament Pictures since 2016. With over a decade of experience in accounting and finance, she grounds us to our reality and can share unique insights in juggling and stretching documentary budgets to meet ever changing needs.
Aliya Furniturewala
Aliya has worked as a producer/director in non-fiction and factual programming for more than a decade. The previous documentaries she has worked on are – Last King of Burma, Robot Jockey and Stuntmen of Bollywood. She is currently producing a short environmental documentary The Leopard’s Tribe.
Triparna Banerjee
Triparna is a screenwriter and filmmaker. ‘Frozen’, her first film as Associate Producer premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival has been awarded worldwide and conferred with 2 National Awards in India. She is a 2019 Film Independent’s Global Media Maker fellow.
