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CSAS Film Series | Lock and Key

Directed by by Shilpi Gulati
Thursday, April 4, 2019
6:30-8:00 PM
Room 1010 | 10th Floor Event Space Weiser Hall Map
This documentary is part of Traveling Film South Asia 2018.

Five former addicts at a rehabilitation center in Punjab, India, are helping families recover from the rampant drug problem in the state. While they struggle to establish new relationships with their pasts, their partners strive to redefine the meaning of love and the labor of everyday life.

About the Director:
Shilpi Gulat is a filmmaker based out of New Delhi. Her body of work largely engages with gender, identty and oral narratives of regional communities in India. While her independent projects Dere tun Dilli (2012) and Inside Out (2010) have been screened at various festivals internationally, her film Qissa-e Parsi won her the National Film Award for the Best Ethnographic Film of 2014. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Cinema Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Building: Weiser Hall
Event Type: Film Screening
Tags: Asia, Film
Source: Happening @ Michigan from Center for South Asian Studies, International Institute, Asian Languages and Cultures