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WORKING FOR A LIVING

(Quamer)
US Premiere

Director: Preeya Nair

India, 2007, 23 min

Shooting Format:DVCam

Festival Year:2007

Category:Documentary Short

Crew:Producer: Murali Nair - Editor: Rima Mazumdar - Cinematographer: Preeya Nair - Original Score:Narayan Mani, Fernando, Benadon

Sales:Meena Ajit - Flying Elephant Films, Flat 206, Lily Block, Nectar Gardens, Madhapur, Hyderabad - 500081, India. - T: +441978710686 - F: +448700053517

Email:insightindia.in@gmail.com

Synopsis

Quamer is a 11 year old girl. She has to work at making bangles with her little sisters in order to earn enough money to live. She lives in the old city of Hyderabad in India. She tells us about her life and her dream to go to school.

About the director

Preeya Nair was born in the UK, but grew up in South India. She studied painting and film-making in the UK , and ran her own production company Flying Elephant Films, along with her husband, feature film director Murali Nair, for nine years making children's programmes for UK television. She is now back in India after spending 23 years in the UK.

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