India, 1962. Recently independent, the country is still class-bound and exploitative. Shankar is the indispensable servant on the estate of the parents of little Anjana and her brother. The mother handles the servants with a tough hand and the father, a senior police officer, commands his force with authority. Anjana and Shankar share a special bond; she loves her faithful servant and is entranced by the fantastical stories he tells her. But when Shankar’s own daughter gets sick in his village and he would like to go home, reality intrudes into Anjana’s happy world
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Festival Appearances
Locarno International Film Festival 2021
Toronto International Film Festival 2021
Three Continents Festival, Nantes 2021 – Silver Montgolfiere for Best Film
Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022
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Irfana Majumdar
Irfana Majumdar is the founding Artistic Director of the NIRMAN Theatre and Film Studio in Varanasi, India. She studied performance at the University of Chicago and has been awarded fellowships for her commitment to themes of social justice and processes of collaborative creation. She directs, teaches, creates solo performances, and programs arts events, residencies and internships. As part of NIRMAN’s International Education Programme, she teaches and mentors undergraduate and post-graduate students. She also leads the Vision Committee for the development of NIRMAN’s riverside campus, which is a site of arts, education, research and environmental change. She has directed three documentaries. Shankar’s Fairies is her debut feature.
Sat, 5 Nov | 3:15 pm | Main Audi
