I know ‘open it’ is not going to let me sleep easily today. Saw the short film in the PU film festival. All the time I try to make myself believe to be safe, secure and free and when at times echoes the feelings of male friends how privileged girls are, again the truth hits me hard as various instances that I’m hoodwinking myself. I am not secure nor are my sisters, my friends or our mothers. With various conflicts and issues surrounding us, a reason enough for the wolfish eyes to engulf our self respect, am I safe at my own home...are you safe…Your sister…is she safe?
I don’t know much detail about the film except it was directed by Prince. But it spoke to my heart. My mind was shrieking out loud…protesting. I want to be safe; I want all girls to be safe…Is there someone out there who can guarantee that...I don’t want acts and rights that compensate my self-respect with money… I need a weapon sharp enough to cut the fingers that rise against the basic right of dignity of an individual. I want to live not just breathe.
I don’t know much detail about the film except it was directed by Prince. But it spoke to my heart. My mind was shrieking out loud…protesting. I want to be safe; I want all girls to be safe…Is there someone out there who can guarantee that...I don’t want acts and rights that compensate my self-respect with money… I need a weapon sharp enough to cut the fingers that rise against the basic right of dignity of an individual. I want to live not just breathe.
my experience is same as you felt....in this film festival i personally appreciated only him because of the theme of the film...this is the real duty of a film maker that to show victim side...victim side is a political stand.
ReplyDeletei am also agree with this one of the worst truth. one thing i want to share....i think that patriarchal society think that women are like a slave or they are goddess but they never accept them as equal human being, specially in India. but to avoid or come over it would be gradual process and for this we all have to (must)come out from this so called culture which has only tradition to follow only negative things. and for this we all have to start from our self.
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