Film
Gift of A Girl
1998 · 26m · Documentary
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
Overview
This film explores the complexity of female infanticide in southern India and shows steps that are being taken to eradicate the practice. Every year in India thousands of baby girls are killed. Partly because of the dowry system which makes a daughter a liability to a family. In a country where being a woman means living a life of hardship, the murder of female infants may be seen by the mothers as being a humane solution. URISE, a non-governmental agency, is working in the villages to promote the idea among women that female children are equal in the eyes of the law and can be an asset in the family, setting up associations called sanghams to support pregnant women and mothers in their decision to keep their daughters. When a girl is born, the sanghams celebrates her arrival with gifts, showing that a girl is something to be valued. This sensitive film does not dwell on the horrors of the practice. Rather, it allows the women to speak for themselves showing how they can be empowered.
Crew
- Mayyasa Al-MalaziProducer · Director
- Jo SmithDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1998
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 26m
- Genres
- Documentary
Similar films
The Dream of a Horse
2022
Backroom Troubles
1997
The Black Stain
2024
Pink Smoke Over the Vatican
2011
She the People: Votes for Women
2020
The Conductor
2022
Det er godt at have sin egen konto
1974
A Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbès
2000
Quand les pouvoirs s'emmêlent
2018
AVA
To my sisters
2026
My Name Is Happy
2023
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.