Documentary
Against the broader backdrop of modern India’s political and social history, this lyrical documentary tells the story of the life of Krishna Sikand, the filmmaker’s mother, from childhood to maturity.
2 minute excerpt
Duration: 55 minutes
Year: 1998
Director: Nandini Sikand
Writer: Krishna Sikand
Screenings
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 2003.
Bryn Mawr Film Festival, Bryn Mawr, PA 2002.
Reellife: Women, Film, Conversation at College of Santa Fe, NM, 2002.
Cineversity at University of Ulster Film Festival, Belfast, UK, 2002.
Artwallah, Los Angeles, CA, 2000.
Chingari Film Festival at University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999.
Tribeca Film Center, New York City, 1998.
Accolades
Best Super 8mm film Award
Philafilm Festival 1999.
Grants
Jerome Foundation, Air India, Government of
India Tourist Office and Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation.
Keynote speaker and screening
Women & Film Festival at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT 2002.