When Salma, a young Muslim girl in a south Indian village, was 13 years old, her family locked her up for 25 years, forbidding her to study and forcing her into marriage. During that time, words were Salma’s salvation. She began covertly composing poems on scraps of paper and, through an intricate system, was able to sneak them out of the house, eventually getting them into the hands of a publisher. Against the odds, Salma became the most famous Tamil poet: the first step to discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions and code of conduct in her village.

As with her other work, master documentarian Kim Longinotto trains her camera on an iconoclastic woman. Salma’s extraordinary story is one of courage and resilience. Salma has hopes for a different life for the next generation of girls, but as she witnesses, familial ties run deep, and change happens very slowly. Salma helps us understand why the goal of global education of girls is one the most critical areas of empowerment and development of women worldwide.

Women Make Movies

Poets, Tamil -- 21st century -- Biography, Women authors, Tamil -- 21st century -- Biography, Muslim women -- India -- Social conditions -- 21st century

Longinotto, Kim (director), Sim, Samuel (composer), Huddleston, Ollie (editor), Channel Four (Great Britain) (producer), Vixen Films (producer), Women make movies (distributor)

01:29:48 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	Women Make Movies
Role	distributor
Telephone	212-925-0606
Address	462 Broadway, STE 500, New York, NY 10013
Email	[email protected]

2013-01-01

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