Dear friends, We are seeking your help for a film with Dalit theme. I have written about this project undertaken by a young filmmaker Tianna long time ago asking for help to get information on a Dalit woman who took guns to fight with oppressive feudalistic society in Bihar. Br Vidhya Bhushan Rawat was very helpful to her when she visited India for research on her film. The film is progressing very good read her message below. Now, she needs to do research on Indian soldiers for a character on her film. So, if you are a soldier or know some soldier (of any capacity), please let me or Tianna know. She may talk to him for a couple of times to understand how caste plays into Indian army. This is an opportunity to make the world understand the issues of Dalits. So, helping Tianna is helping the cause of Dalits. Please come forward. Any questions, please write to me, With regards Benjamin
Tianna Langham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Benjamin, > > We're now working on the second draft of the script. Things have > been going very well with it lately. We now have a producer for it > who has almost secured the funding for the film and we are also in > touch with a great actress about playing the lead role so we're very > happy with the progress. > > We're currently working on the character of Vishal, the soldier. > This was a character that we didn't do much work on in the first > draft so are doing that work now. The character he will be is a > soldier who is in favor of the caste system because it's the way > it's been for so long, and he disapproves of his sister marrying a > dalit. His association with Leela Devi and her growing army will > force him to confront and question his prejudices. > > The problem is that we're having a hard time writing his character > because we know nothing about the Indian military and I don't know > any soldiers or former soldiers who I can ask questions of. Do you > happen to know of any? If so, I'd love the opportunity to speak > with them and ask questions. > > Thanks so much Benjamin and hope you're doing well in your new job! > > All the best, > > Tianna Tianna Langham out of exile films, LLC. p: + 1 310 666 2338 f: + 1 323 843 9882 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.outofexile.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ An educated man without character and humility was more dangerous than a beast. If his education was detrimental to the welfare of poor, he was a curse to society. -Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar Please visit www.ambedkarscholarship.org
