A quick chat with Ishita:
What are you doing right now? I am working on circulating a short documentary about racial profiling in the United States that I assisted on. It was produced by Breakthrough, the non-profit media organization that I work for- we produce social issue based media campaigns. We are also working on a global campaign against domestic violence.
Director of ‘Desi Girls!’ to be screened on 13th Nov during London’s GFEST, Ishita Srivastava.
This documentary short looks specifically at how ‘shadism’ affects young womyn within the African, Caribbean, and South Asian diasporas. Through the eyes and words of 5 young womyn and 1 little girl - all females of colour - the film takes us into the thoughts and experiences of each. Overall, ‘Shadeism’ explores where shadeism comes from, how it directly affects us as womyn of colour, and ultimately, begins to explore how we can move forward through dialogue and discussion.
(Source: vimeo.com)
Ashim Ahluwalia’s doc “John & Jane” seems like it could be worth checking out :
John & Jane is an astonishing look at the souls of the outsourced. Shot on 35mm and composed with unsettling grace, this documentary finds and entirely original and fitting language to express the eerie dislocation of virtual work.
from *Pardon my Hindi:
Along with donning American aliases, the call agents must attend accent neutralization classes, watch Hollywood movies, and study American shopping flyers as part of their “cultural training.” The six employees featured in the film represent different shades of distorted reality—from those who hate the job to those who love it to the point of abandoning their Indian identity.
