Sisters of the Trees

Name: Sisters of the Trees
Director: Camila Menendez,Lucas Peñafort
Released: 2019

Camila Menendez Lucas Peñafort 2019

Among the arid lands of Rajasthan, India surrounded by marble mines, there is an oasis: a small town called Piplantri, where women are no longer afraid of giving birth to a girl. Since 2005, families that previously got rid of their daughters for not being able to pay the dowry, today celebrate by planting 111 trees every time a girl is born. This program has turned Piplantri into an oasis. There is improved literacy, work opportunities and now the women organize. Sisters of the Trees reveals the lives of the women and the positive changes that the community is making.

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Running Time:

86 mins.

Spoken Languages:

Marawi

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Camila Menendez Lucas Peñafort

Producers:

Camila Menéndez, Lucas Peñafort

Cinematographers:

Camila Menéndez, Lucas Peñafort

Editors:

Santiago Esteves, Camila Menéndez, Lucas Peñafort

Production Companies:

Kahini Media

Immigration and Migrat..

Latin American Studies

Festival Participation

Green Film Festival of Barichara, Colombia - 2019
Best International Feature Film
Fusagasuga International Film Festival, Colombia - 2019
Women Fighting Award
International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DOCSMX) - 2019
Special Jury Award
International Documentary Film Festival | Buenos Aires, Argentina (FIDBA) - 2019
Best Cinematography
Women and Cinema Film Festival, Argentina (La Mujer y El Cine) - 2019
Best Postproduction
Barichara Cine Verde Film Festival, Colombia - 2019
Critic's Award
MDOC Melgaço International Documentary Festival, Portugal - 2019
Best International Feature Length Film
Construir Cine: International Labor Film Festival | Buenos Aires, Argentina - 2019
Construir Cine Award

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