QUAMER WORKING TO LIVE
India/2007/Hindi dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/23 mins.
Quamer, 11, lives with her family in a one-room house in Hyderabad, India. She takes care of the household, cooks and works with her mother, as they decorate bracelets with glitzy fake gemstones. This thankless, low-paid job has damaged Quamer’s thumbs and as she tells us her touching stories we discover that her dream is to go back to school.
“This poignant documentary has been nominated for a Children’s Bafta award in the UK. It will teach older and younger children some great lessons.” – Myrna Maakaron
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Director(s) :
Preeya Nair
PREEYA NAIR was born in the UK, but grew up in South India. She studied painting and film-making in the UK. With her husband, feature film director Murali Nair, she spent nine years making children’s programmes for UK television via her company Flying Elephant Films. She now lives in India. -
Crew : Murali Nair(Producer), Rima Mazumdar Dindinath(Editor), Fernando Benadon(Composer), Narayan Mani(Composer)
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Format : Colour/DigiBeta
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Running Time : 23 mins.
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Country : India
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Programme : Cinema For Children
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Venue : Mall of the Emirates - CineStar 7
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