Lakshmi and Me + Q&A
£8 / £7 Concessions / £6 ICA Members.
"Stands apart from the crowd, intimate and lovely." Tju-Bang Film
Exploring the relationship between employer and servant, this is a delicate and brave documentary which asks how two women negotiate the ingrained social and cultural attitudes that govern their lives. Based in Mumbai, Indian film-maker Jain turns the camera on her maid Lakshmi and finds that the delicate boundaries of their tentative friendship are put to the test through Lakshmi's unexpected pregnancy and illness. This screening will be accompanied by Mira Nair's short film, Migration, and followed by a Q&A with director Jain.
In partnership with Tongues on Fire.
Dir Nishtha Jain, India 2007, 59 mins, subtitles, Cert 15
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Films start at the advertised time. Doors open 15 mins prior to this. Latecomers are only admitted at the Duty Managers discretion.
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