Women Beyond Bollywood
Synopsis:
India’s cinema industry is the largest in the world, and Bollywood is its flagship: stars, music, drama, not to mention rampant sexism, are its defining features. A new generation of filmmakers is finally showing women as more than eye candy or appendages to larger than life male heroes. Montreal filmmaker Rahila Bootwala left India as a young woman, feeling disconnected from an industry dominated by men and their fantasies. She returns to confront her past and to meet with women who are reshaping the film industry.
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Rahila Bootwala is a passionate and seasoned producer and co-production veteran. Following 15 years with Merchant Ivory in Paris, she moved to Montreal in 2007 and established her own company, Cinevedas. She continued to partner with European producers and directors. Her most recent project is the feature documentary Women Beyond Bollywood, her first film as both producer and director. She particularly enjoys working in a multicultural context on productions that reflect that diversity and that can reach an international audience.