Are You Going to School Today?
The film takes us to rural schools in the predominantly tribal district of Dungarpur in southern Rajasthan. Children come from difficult contexts with very limited material resources, absentee fathers and younger siblings to attend to. How do teachers respond to this situation? How do they bring children to school and create an environment in which they are motivated to learn? Even as the film observes the efforts that teachers make, it explores the fragile relationship of children with schools. It seems that every day the question needs to be asked anew: Are you going to school today?
Directors
Anupama SRINIVASAN
Anupama Srinivasan is a filmmaker, film educator and curator based in Delhi, India. An alumna of Harvard University and FTII Pune, she has been making documentaries for over two decades. Flickering Lights, the feature documentary that she co-directed, shot and edited received the Best Cinematography Award at IDFA international competition 2023. Nocturnes, which she co-directed and co-edited, premiered at Sundance 2024 where it received the Special Jury Award for Craft. Her work has received support from Catapult, Doc Society, IDFA Bertha, Sundance, Visions Sud Est and other funds.