(OUT)CASTE

(2017)

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SYNOPSIS
When a 'manual scavenger' cannot continue her work emptying dry outdoor toilets for upper caste villagers, her 11-year-old daughter must assume the responsibility.

SCREENINGS / OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
IFF Boston
Delhi International Film Festival
Silk Road International Film Festival
Marfa Film Festival - Opening Night
Catalina Film Festival - Opening Night
Beverly Hills Film Festival
Phoenix Film Festival
Queens World Film Festival
Chicago South Asian Film Festival
Woods Hole Film Festival
Rainier Independent Film Festival - Best Student Film Winner
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival
DTLA Film Festival
Sacramento Film & Music Festival
Madrid International Film Festival
Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival
DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
Indy Film Festival Indiana
Goa Short Film Festival
Long Island International Film Expo

CAST
Aurea Jolly
Nandini Minocha
Deepti Gupta

CREW
Writer/Director/Cinematographer: Shilpi Shikha
Producer: Elena Aksenova
Editor: Knar Kitabjian
Costume Design: Jenna Smolina
Sound Design: William Tabanou
Composer: Suad Bushnaq

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