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Driving With Selvi (74 min) Canada/India |
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Director/Producer: Elisa Paloschi
Description:
Selvi, like so many girls living within India’s patriarchal culture, is forced to marry at a young age, only to find herself in a violent and abusive marriage. One day in deep despair, she chooses to escape, going to a highway with the intention of throwing herself under the wheels of a bus. Instead she gets on the bus, choosing to live, and goes on to become South India’s first female taxi driver. This is the ten year journey of a charming and courageous young woman who defies expectations and creates a new life. Through Selvi’s eyes, the audience is taken on a journey of healing, overcoming obstacles and fulfilling dreams.
Biography:
Elisa Paloschi is a documentary director, producer, cinematographer and photographer who is drawn to stories with a human voice. She is president of Eyesfull, a Toronto-based independent production company dedicated to making nonfiction documentaries with social relevance that reflect the diversity of the human condition. With more than twenty years experience in every aspect of documentary production, Elisa has taken her camera into the Roma camps of Palermo, the depths of the Coral Sea in Australia, and the breathtaking landscapes of Karnataka, to name just a few. Her work has been screened at festivals in Germany, Italy, Greece and Canada, and broadcast on numerous television stations. Elisa completed her first feature, Embracing Voices: The Woman Behind the Music of Jane Bunnett, in 2012. She is currently working on an extensive, India-based social impact campaign for Driving with Selvi.
Contact Information:
e: production@eyesfull.com
w: www.drivingwithselvi.com
