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In the wake of personal loss, an unexpected sisterhood unites an ambitious New York healthcare worker with a spirited girl from a nomadic tribe in India.

WINNER

Tasveer Film Fund Grant 2023
sponsored by Netflix

About the film

Aney, a New York–based healthcare worker, returns to rural India after her mother dies from lack of medical care. Driven by grief and resolve, she sets up a clinic for village outcasts, hoping to change the system. There she meets Farida, a wise and resilient teenager from a nomadic tribe.

Aney's work with the village helps her heal from her mother's death, but Farida's life takes a tragic turn when her father dies because he can no longer afford his hospital stay. As Farida's life unravels, Aney discovers that her utopian dreams are no match for harsh reality.

Filmed over seven years, this deeply personal East-meets-West story of mutual healing shows how the sufferings and joys of the human experience blurs borders and boundaries; countries and caste.

It takes a village

We’re committed to supporting Aney and her team as they work to bring healthcare programs and infrastructure to the Mir community in rural Gujarat. Championing this effort is The Giving Exchange, an organization that initiates self-sustaining projects for women and children around the world.

We invite you to explore Aney’s efforts and contribute to the cause.