Exploring the relationship between employer and servant, this is a delicate and brave documentary which asks how two women negotiate the ingrained social and cultural attitudes that govern their lives. Based in Mumbai, Indian filmmaker Jain turns the camera on her maid Lakshmi and finds that the delicate boundaries of their tentative friendship are put to the test through Lakshmi’s unexpected pregnancy and illness.

LAKSHMI AND ME (Nishtha Jain, India 2007, 59’) + DIRECTOR Q&A lead by Pratibha Parmar

ICA CINEMA 1 Friday 7 March 6.30PM

Full: £8.00 Concession: £7.00 Members: £6.00

UK PREMIERE

“Lakshmi and Me” is a remarkably honest documentary” - Kalpana Sharma, Deputy Editor, The Hindu

“Stands apart from the crowd, intimate and lovely, a universal film about modern womanhood” – Tju-Bang Film

Nominated for the Silver Wolf Award at IDFA 2007.

Screening followed by director Q&A TBC

Director Nishtha Jain graduated from Jamia Mass Communication Centre in New Delhi, she then joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), specializing in film direction. She currently works as an independent filmmaker in Bombay and is co-founder of Raintree Films.

This feature is preceded by:

MIGRATION (Mira Nair, India 2007, 18’)
UK PREMIERE

Migration is the new short film from world-renowned director Mira Nair, exploring the perennial issue of HIV/AIDS in India.

Screening presented in partnership with Birds Eye View Film Festival, Supported by ActionAid