Title of film : THE DAY I BECAME A WOMAN
Cast & crew :
Producer : FILMS DIVISION
Editor : SANKHA
Cast :
Synopsis : This documentary is a personal journey of the director to find an answer behind the trauma that shook her one fine morning at the age of 12 when she discovered the gush of blood coming out of her vagina in the toilet. She experienced the fear of death as she was away home and away from her mother without having a slightest idea about was was going on with her body ; Her journey in the film extends to the universal experience of women through the interaction with her daughter and with others around. She tries to uncover issues like why is it considered such a taboo in India that even a mother hesitates to discuss this normal biological process to her daughter and why women are not allowed to perform religious rituals during those days ? Finally, after 30 years, she confronts and confides on her mother.
