Ajit / directed by Arvind Sinha.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Sinha, Arvind.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--India--Calcutta--Social conditions.

Children.

Household employees--India--Calcutta.

Household employees.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 min.).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1997.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

Shown at eight international film festivals, Ajit is a close-up view of an eight year old boy who works as a domestic in a middle class Calcutta household. It brings home to the viewer the realities of childhood among the impoverished in underdeveloped countries. Good looking and affable, Ajit captures the viewers hearts. He is shown at his endless daily tasks -- sweeping, cleaning, laundry, caring for his employer's children. There is no time for school in his life. Yet, surprisingly, Ajit feels fortunate, for in this household he is given ample food as his wages. In the countryside where he was one of nine children, he was often hungry. Beautifully filmed by a rising young Indian filmmaker, Ajit makes its social statement with quiet charm.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

Berlin Film Festival, 1996

International Documentary Festival, Amsterdam, 1996

Birmingham International Film Festival, 1996

OCLC:

747796154