Morality TV and the Loving Jehad by Paromita Vohra

The Film looks outside the frames that weave the frenetic tapestry of breaking news on India’s news channels, to uncover a town’s complex dynamics – the fear of love, the constant scrutiny and control of women’s mobility and sexuality, a history of communal violence, caste brutalisation and feudal mindsets.

Trivandrum, Kerala (Award)
Berlin; Stuttgart; Germany
Beijing, China
Prague, Czech Republic
Kathmandu, Nepal
Mumbai; Thrissur; Panaji; Delhi; Bangalore; Gorakhpur; Chandigarh; Chennai; Hyderabad; Guwahati; India

Paromita Vohra is a filmmaker and writer whose work focuses on feminism, desire, urban life and popular culture. She is the director of several documentaries including Unlimited Girls and Q2P, the writer of the feature film Khamosh Pani and several documentaries. Her fiction and non-fiction writing have been published widely. She is the founder of Agents of Ishq, a website about sex, love and desire in India.

  • Cinematographer: Avijit Mukul Kishore
  • Sound Recordist: Samina Mishra
  • Editor: Sankalp Meshram
  • Narrator: Lovleen Mishra
  • Project Partner: Doordarshan

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