Screening :: Invoking Justice - A film by Deepa Dhanraj
Sun, 24 Nov
|State Art Gallery, Madhapur
*Invoking Justice* follows the groundbreaking story of Muslim women in South India who, in 2004, established their own Women's Jamaat to challenge male-dominated councils, advocating for family law decisions based on both faith and secular justice, as they navigate a corrupt judicial system.
Time & Location
24 Nov 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm
State Art Gallery, Madhapur, Road No.1, Kavuri Hills Jubilee Hills, D Mart, police station, near Madhapur, CBI Colony, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500033, India
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About the event
Invoking Justice 86 minutes
Fed up with male dominated Jamaats (Councils), where they cannot represent themselves, Muslim women in South India set up their own council in 2004. The Women’s Jamaat guides, arbitrates and decides on matters related to family law. The film Invoking Justice tells the complex story of the inspired challenge posed by the Women’s Jamaat to a corrupt judicial system. The film follows Jamaat members as they investigate cases and negotiate with families, male jamaats and the police with skill, tenacity and the courage of convictions grounded equally in faith and in a secular idea of justice.
Deepa Dhanraj is a writer, director, and producer living in Bangalore, South India. She studied English Literature in Madras University. She has produced and directed numerous award-winning documentaries, ‘Something like a War’; ‘The Legacy of Malthus’; ‘Sudesha’; ‘Nari Adalat’ and ‘What Has Happened to This City?’.The films have been screened…