When Guthlee (Dhanay Sheth), a determined boy, wants to push past the caste discrimination and go to school, as juxtaposed by Ladoo (Heet Sharma), his best friend, who seems to have resigned to his fate of being a lower-class illiterate, we see an inspiring journey of overcoming oppressive social hierarchies in the form of a visual masterpiece.
Instead of going into macro narratives of caste discrimination, Guthlee Ladoo focuses on a concentrated journey of two individuals and their relationship with caste barriers.
It beautifully shows how support from a single person in power, like Harishankar (), the principal in this movie, though cannot effect significant change, can mean the world to someone. just like Ram Shankar Nikumbh’s () support in Taare Zameen Par (2007) for Ishaan Awasthi ().
Where the Heck is My Period (2023)
PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is a painful hormonal disorder that plagues millions of women, and yet, there’s no awareness. Even the medical community misunderstands it. This documentary addresses the hardships that come with PCOS by interviewing 11 Nigerian women living with PCOS and the societal discrimination that is an indirect consequence of PCOS symptoms.
