South Asian Visual Arts Collective
and Pleasure Dome present

TALES FROM THE MARGINS
a short documentary on the conflict situation in Manipur and the protests by Manipuri women for justice
(23 min / India / 2006)

in MONITOR 4: New South Asian Short Film and Video, Curated by Oliver Husain

Wednesday, February 20th 2008 at 7 PM
Innis Town Hall
2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto

SYNOPSIS:

Twelve women disrobe on the streets of Manipur, in protest… For over six years Irom Sharmila, a young Manipuri woman, has been on a fast-to-death demanding justice. Why are the women of Manipur using their bodies as their battlefield?

A small state in North-Eastern India, Manipur has for decades been torn by insurgency and the Indian government's military response to it. The region has lived under a law that allows anyone in the security forces to shoot, arrest or kill – on suspicion alone.

The film travels to this forgotten corner of India to document the extraordinary protests of Manipuri women as they fight for justice and dignity for their people.

• Special Jury Award at Medias Nord Sud 2007 Geneva
• Silver Remi, World Fest Houston 2007
• Citation for Film on Human Rights - 19th UGC CEC Awards India

• DOK Leipzig 2007
• DOK Fest Munich 2007
• Mad Cat San Francisco
• International Museum of Women, California
• FSA Kathmandu
• MIFF Mumbai
• Toronto
• Barcelona
• Florence
• Delhi
• Bangalore and
• other cities