COMMUNITY VIDEO
Over 100 community members have created 100s of films being screened to audiences in India and worldwide.
This video is about stories not being spoken or seen widely.This video is about stories of aspiration and struggle to live with dignity. Stories about joy to overcome barriers. Here journey of a common man who is an “achiever” in his own way has been portrayed.
A community video unit doesn't only create media for their community, but they also have media training for kids every summer as part of their program! In this video the young ones demand playgrounds as presently they only have the streets - where it is dangerous because of vehicles and adults who harass them.
Ignorance about diseases amongst tribals leads to their exploitation by health care officials. This film aims to inform them about diseases such as malaria and also provide them with the knowledge regarding natural alternatives that are readily available to them.
This film is about the scarcity of clean drinking water in the slums of Mumbai city. The critical issue of privatization of water is a serious cause of concern to the poorer sections of the society. A water campaign lead against this very privatization and the demand for clean drinking water in slum areas is portrayed in this film.
The disposal of garbage is a major issue in the city of Mumbai. Waste is seen strewn across roads without a single thought to its proper disposal. The lack and scarcity of garbage containers in the slums, leads to the collection of waste right outside slum settlements. Recycling as well as segregating garbage are the kinds of examples put forward in this film that allows people to follow the practice of proper garbage disposal for themselves.
This film is about women’s individual and collective ‘Independence’ to raise voice to fulfill wishes. Since childhood there are certain dos and don’ts for girls. When boys are playing girls do household chores.
This film is about the exploitation of the money lenders and later how ‘Micro credit’ becomes a boon for Tribal people in an extremely remote part of Andhra Pradesh, where there is barely any cash economy, to save money for the future.
This film is a visual feast for it’s audience where it is shown that a man despite of belonging to Hindu religion is feeding Muslims tea for free during their holy month of ‘Ramadan’ when they fast. For him this is not social service but an effort to create a bond between Hindu and Muslims.
Tolerance and respect towards people from different religions is the voice of this film. By bringing down the barriers of prejudice that is the root cause of any conflict, this film unites people from different religious backgrounds to accept each others’ differences and celebrate these very differences that make us part of a diverse culture.
This film is about the exploitation of the money lenders and later how ‘Micro credit’ becomes a boon for Tribal people in an extremely remote part of Andhra Pradesh, where there is barely any cash economy, to save money for the future.
