In a traditional weaving village in Rajasthan, Seema’s quiet act of empowerment confronts generations of gender barriers – transforming her marriage, her identity, and inspiring the next generation of girls to lead their own revolution.

Runtime: 10 minutes 50 seconds
Language: Hindi with English subtitles

This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.

About GoodWeave

GoodWeave — a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi — is the leading institution working to stop child and forced labor in global supply chains. GoodWeave partners with companies and local producer communities to bring visibility to hidden supply chains; protect workers’ rights; provide assurance that products are free of child, forced, and bonded labor; and restore childhoods.

Credits

• Featuring: Seema, Deendayal
• Director: Rujuta Doshi
• Cinematographer: Sunayana Singh
• Sound Recording: Navya Sah
• Editor: Anadi Athaley
• Producers: Koval Bhatia, Veda Shastri
• Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond, Phil Collis
• Consulting Editors: Ernest Hariyanto, Koval Bhatia, Veda Shastri
• Musician & Composer: Shayan Sinha (Babui)
• Recording Studio : Fixurmix Studio
• Colorist: Aaryaman Kutty
• Subtitles: Meera Krishnan
• Sound Design: Nidhin B Molickal & Anand V.
• Sound Mixing: Anand V.
• Sound Post Works: Audiokraft
• Post-Production Studio: Coolab
• For GoodWeave: Ram Swaroop Gurjar, Ajit Roy, Smita Chandna, Vinti Singal, Jamir Munayco, Sadikshya Nepal
• Special Thanks: Elisabeth Bystrom, Silvia Mera, Jon Jacoby, Manoli Stecker