| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (53 min.)) : flv file, sound |
| Summary |
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. We first meet 18-year-old Selvi at a girls' shelter in 2004 - timid, soft-spoken, a fresh runaway from a difficult life. Over a ten-year journey, we see a remarkable transformation as Selvi finds her voice and defies all expectations - learning to drive, starting her own taxi company, leading seminars to educate other women, and much more |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
| Credits |
Directed by Elisa Paloschi |
| Performer |
Selvi |
| Event |
Originally produced by Collective Eye Films in 2016 |
| Notes |
In Kannada and English with English subtitles; closed-captioned |
| Subject |
Marital violence -- India, South
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Women taxicab drivers -- India, South -- Biography
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Young women -- India, South -- Biography
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Marital violence.
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Women taxicab drivers.
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Young women.
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South India.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Paloschi, Elisa, film director.
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Collective Eye Films (Firm),
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Kanopy (Firm)
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