Ayesha

An imaginary biography of my mother who, in her youth, dreamed of being a Bollywood dancer. In a lush fantasy through the heart of India, I reclaim her destiny and desires lost in another age.

Film Maker
Dong, Yanyu
Year
2017
Country
India, China and US
Length
19
Language
Hindi w/ English subtitles
Category
art & artists, Culture, dance, Essay, Feminism, Gender, Identity, Language, Memory, Oral Histories, Performance, Poetry, Portraits, Race + Ethnicity, Sound Art + Music, spirituality, Travel, Work about Women, Work by Women
Genre
docufiction, experimental, short

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