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Highway courtesans / directed by Mystelle Brabbée ; produced by Mystelle Brabbée, Anura Idupuganti, Tom Donahue ; Mystelle Brabbée Films.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Hindi
- Subjects (All):
- Women--India--Madhya Pradesh--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Women--India--Madhya Pradesh--Economic conditions.
- Madhya Pradesh (India)--Economic conditions.
- Madhya Pradesh (India).
- Madhya Pradesh (India)--Social life and customs.
- Prostitution--India--Madhya Pradesh.
- Prostitution.
- Economic history.
- Manners and customs.
- Women--Economic conditions.
- Women--Social conditions.
- India--Madhya Pradesh.
- Genre:
- Motion pictures -- India.
- Feature films.
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (71 min.) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Women Make Movies, 2005.
- Language Note:
- In Hindi with English subtitles, credits in English.
- Summary:
- Filmed in Central India from 1995 to 2004 where the eldest daughters in the Bachara community work as highway prostitutes to support their families.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Mystelle Brabbée [and others] ; editor, Todd Holmes.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2004.
- Official Selection 2004 IDFA; Official selection 2005: Adelaide Film Festival, IFP Market Best of Fest, Chicago Documentary Film Festival, Women's Film Festival, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Singapore International, Jerusalem International, SXSW.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 60684933
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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