Heart to Heart:
Exchanges with Artists and Filmmakers
Important:
Participants of the 'Virtual Campfire' are Advised to See These Documentaries
In Order to Engage with the Filmmakers.
This short documentary looks at the trafficking of young Rohingya girls from Myanmar, who are then sold as child brides to Rohingya men in Malaysia. Bou (bride) also explores the mindset of the men who buy these child brides, and in doing so shows the continued abuse suffered by these young girls. (On Vimeo)
Yaadhum' ('All') is a Tamil Muslim's journey in search of his roots and identity. In an age where it is commonplace to see Islam and Muslims as tainted by terror, this film gives us the other and more real picture of the arrival of Islam through trade in India and its syncretic and peaceful coexistence with the cultures of the land it adapted to.
The story is told through Kombai S. Anwar’s perspective, and covers archaeological excavations, inscriptions, old mosques built in the architectural traditions of Tamil Nadu & Kerala, literature and interviews with well known historians. The film showcases more than a millennium old harmonious co-existence of Islam in Tamizhagam.
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