Daughters of Gardeners

Daughters of Gardeners

2008

Documentary

At present, India is sitting right on a time bomb. The threat comes from within. Thirty-six million women are recorded as missing. The economic burden of the marriage dowry works only in favour of male heirs, rendering the birth of a girl shameful. Even though ultrasounds and abortions are medical acts which supposedly constitute a step forward for women, they can also be turned against women. Trapped between tradition and modernity, the second most populated country on the planet eliminates girls even before their birth. Demographers will readily confirm this crisis of selective abortion of female foetuses, which they term "foeticide".

Daughters of Gardeners

Format(s)

1 X 60 minutes

Broadcaster(s)

SRC, RDI

Director(s)

Karina Marceau

Distributor(s)

Ciné-Fête, Filmoption International

Awards & Distinctions

2008

Nomination

Meilleure recherche

2009

Nomination

2009

WOMEN IN FILM & TELEVISION

Nomination

1 877 320-2040