Sisters of the Trees (2018)
Sisters of the Trees is a documentary, co-produced by Roopa Barua along with the Argentinian trio of producer Victoria Chales, Directors Camila Menéndez and Lucas Peñafort about a village called Piplantri in Rajasthan, India where the people celebrate the birth of a girl child in the family by planting 111 trees on the village’s grazing commons. This initiative began in 2005 and has already turned Piplantri into an oasis. Where there was only mining waste, lack of water and violence against women — today there is greenery, drinking water, literacy and ample employment opportunities for the locals.
Mewari with English Subtitles
Festivals and Markets
1. MDOC Melgaco International Documentary Festival, PORTUGAL. Best International Feature Length Film, 2019. F
2. FILM BAZAAR (INDIA), WORK IN PROGRESS, SPECIAL SELECTION, 2018.
3.VENTANA SUR MARKET, FILM ANDES AUDIOVISUAL CLUSTER STAND, 2018.
4. IDBA (ARG), WORK IN PROGRESS, 2018 WOMEN AND MOVIES (ARG), WORK IN PROGRESS, 2018 Special Selection
5. FIDBA (ARG), NATIONAL COMPETITION, 2019.
6.GREEN CINEMA OF BARICHARA COLUMBIA OFFICIAL SELECTION, 2019.
7. Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival (CANADA), OFFICIAL SELECTION, 2019.
8. FICMA (ESPAÑA), OFFICIAL SELECTION, 2019.
