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Full Record for Film No. 126


Title:Stone on My Heart, A
Director 1:Preeya Lal
Country:UK
Year:1996
length:27 mins
Colour/b-w:
Genre:short film, documentary
Screenwriter:
Cinematographer:Adam Suschitzky
Editor:Andrew Loftus
Producer:James de Paor
Production company:The National Film and Television School
Cast:
Location:TABB
TABB No.:93
Synopsis:After living away from her family in England for fourteen years, the film-maker returns to India for her younger brother's arranged marriage. As the wedding preparations proceed, she discovers her parents' plans and expectations for her future and must confront her inability to fulfil them. A personal story about a family coming to terms with separation and a universal story about the effects of migration and change.
Keyword 1:women
Keyword 2:Indian
Keyword 3:migration
Keyword 4:generation
Keyword 5:arranged marriage
Keyword 6:family
Keyword 7:tradition
Keyword 8:autobiography
Keyword 9:mother-daughter relationship
Keyword 10:father-daughter relationship

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