Direction, Script & Editing

Production House: Sarah Thomas Productions

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‘Scarred’ is a film that I shot while I was pursuing my Bachelor's degree. It is a film on acid attacks on women across the country. The second documentary all India to be made on the issue of acid attacks and the first to gain a nationwide platform.

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The documentary seeks to tell the stories of the brave survivors who have been victims of this heinous crime. It seeks to give these women a voice and bring the viewer in close contact with the survivors, while simultaneously exploring the underlying misogyny and toxic masculinity entrenched in society that allows the perpetuation of this crime.

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Scarred throws light on the patriarchal systems - judicial, social, and cultural - that provide the perpetrators with a sense of impunity and that have through the years allowed for patriarchal narratives to dominate different sections of society.

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The film has been featured in leading newspapers in India.It has been running in several film festivals and won all the categories in the Rolling Frames International Film Festival 2016 (Best Documentary, Best Editing, Best Music Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Direction). It was also nominated in the Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival 2017 and the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, a State Award 2016, Zero mm Youth Film Festival South Asia, 2016.

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The film was selected for the San Mauro Film Festival 2018 and the Afghanistan International Human Rights Film Festival, 2018. It was also an official nominee at the World of Women Film Fair Awards, Middle East, 2020.