Bachelor Girls

Bachelor Girls is a 2016 English-language Indian documentary, exposing the stigma faced by the single woman in the modern Indian city of Mumbai.[1] [2] .[3] It is directed by filmmaker Shikha Makan.[4] She is a psychology graduate from Delhi University, former radio jockey and theatre artist.[5]

Selections

  • Official Selection 35th CAAM Fest 2017, (San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival)[6]
  • Official Selection 40th Asian American International Film Festival, New York, 2017
  • Official Selection 14th Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart, Germany, 2017
  • Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival, 2016
  • International Madurai Film Festival, 2016
  • Chennai International Documentary & Short Film Festival, curated screening by WMF, 2017
  • Nazariya, International Women Film Festival, Hyderabad

References

  1. ^ Das, Monalisa. "Bachelor Girls: A telling documentary on what it means to be a single woman in search of a house". The News Minute. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ Bhandaram, Vishnupriya. "Shikha Makan's film Bachelor Girls will resonate with women living alone in cities". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Single women are often denied the basic right to a roof over their heads: Shikha Makan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Bachelor Girls".
  5. ^ "Shikha Makan's film Bachelor Girls will resonate with women living alone in cities". 23 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Bachelor Girls". Shikha Makan. Retrieved 21 June 2018.


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