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My life as a poster / script and direction, Shashwati Talukdar.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--India--Attitudes--Drama.
- Women.
- Women--Identity--Drama.
- Feminism--India--Drama.
- Feminism.
- Genre:
- Fiction films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (8 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : Center for Asian American Media, 1997.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This unique film tells the fictional story of director Shashwati Talukdar and her sister's lives. Through images of Indian popular film stars, flowing camera angles and a thought-provoking voice-over, Talukdar evokes and provokes exploration of Indian culture, identity politics, feminist ideology, and her positioning as a so-called "Third World" filmmaker.
- Participant:
- Narration, Cindi Kim.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed May 27, 2021).
- OCLC:
- 1264102949
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