CAN’T HIDE ME
Director: Madhuri Mohindar
Producer: Rajiv Mehrotr, Public Service Broadcasting Trust
2014 | 26 min
India
Language: Hindi, Kannada, English
Subtitles: English
Women and girls are often put down, silently, subtly. Bound by invisible chains in their homes, on the streets, in schools and public spaces. Always maintaining a low profile, always crushing their dreams. Is it possible for them to fight back? And what happens when they find the courage to do so? Parvati, Mallika and Heena haven’t met each other but they share more in common than you would think. For they are amongst those women who are taking extraordinary steps to reclaim the spaces that are rightfully theirs, fighting the often invisible barriers that keep women from freedom.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Special Mention, SIMA 2015
Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2015
Sama-bhav Film Festival on Gender, Masculinity and Relationships, SNDT University, 2015
Cleveland International Film Festival, 2015
Women Speak Out, Indian Social Institute, Bangalore, 2015 (Organized by Women’s Coalition for Change)
7th CMS International Children’s Film Festival, Lucknow, 2015
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, 2014
14th PSBT Open Frame Film Festival, New Delhi, 2014
Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, Newburyport, MA, 2014
Madurai Film Festival, Madurai, 2014
Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival, Mumbai, 2014 (Winner, Runner Up, Best Short Documentary)
Honorable Jury Mention, Best Women’s Short Film Category, 39th Cleveland International Film Festival, USA