With slow graceful movements and digitally generated messages, Plastic Girls make a conspicuous contribution to the sexualisation of public space in front of their owners premises.
Purdah
Running time: 71 mins
Can you play cricket wearing a burka? Being in a Muslim family in modern-day India can sometimes be a struggle for 20-year-old Kaikasha and her two sisters. Their father wants them to wear burkas and to have arranged marriages, but these determined young women have dreams of their own. This beautiful and rousing story follows Kaikasha in her quest to be the first Muslim on the Mumbai womens cricket team and then follows her into a corridor of uncertainty after a shocking turn of events changes the fate of her family. Youll want to cheer for Kaikasha and her sisters as they courageously respond to the circumstances that threaten to undermine their dreams. Shari Clare Preceded by the short film: Plastic Girls; dir. Nils Clauss; South Korea; 7 min. Presented In Honor Of Jim Boyce