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HOLY RIGHTS
MUQADDAS SAFAR
FARHA KHATUN
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HOLY RIGHTS
MUQADDAS SAFAR
FARHA KHATUN
Country
INDIA
language
URDU
2020 year
53 Minutes

SCHEDULE

01.03.2024 / 01:00 PM/ Audi 2 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

Safia, a deeply religious Muslim woman from Bhopal in Central India, is driven by her belief that because of the patriarchal mindset of the interpreters of 'Sharia', Muslim women are denied equality and justice in the community. She joins a program that trains women as Qazis, (Muslim clerics who interpret and administer the personal law), which is traditionally a male preserve. The film documents her journey as she struggles and negotiates through hitherto uncharted territory, exploring the tensions that arise when women try to change the status quo and take control of narratives that so deeply affect their lives.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Priyanka More
Screenplay: N/A
Director of Photography: Debalina, Priyanka Biswas
Editor: Sankha
Music: Santajit Chatterjee
Sound: Sabyasachi Pal
Cast: NA

Awards - Winner: National Film Award (Best Film on Social Issues), Vancouver International Women FF (Impact Award, Best Cinematography Award), Regina IFF and Awards (Winner of International Documentary Long), Kalaburagi IF (Best Female Director), 7th Art Independent IFF (Best Director)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Official Selection at HOF IFF, IFFI, Dharamshala IFF, Kolkata IFF, UK Asian FF, MIFF, IDSFF Kerala

Director's Biography
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FARHA KHATUN

Farha is a filmmaker and editor from India. It is through the language of documentaries that she articulates her politics. In her films therefore she engages with stories of marginalized - people whose stories would otherwise get lost in a world where mostly power speaks. She is a two-time recipient of the President's National Film Award in India for the Best Film on Social Issues for her directorial debut I AM BONNIE and her first feature-length film HOLY RIGHTS. Her journey as a woman, made her focus more on women's lives, hence, gender serves as a critical lens in her work.