Gandhi’s Children
Original title Gandhi’s Children
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A shelter for children on the outskirts of Delhi provides food and accommodation for 350 boys. Some are orphans, others have been abandoned, still others have run away from home. About half are held under a court order, having been picked up from the streets for petty crimes. Living at the institution for several months, the filmmaker explores its routines and the varied experiences of several boys. Despite the harshness of their lives, many show remarkable strength of character, knowledge, and resilience. One day 181 child labourers arrive, placing additional strain on the building’s deteriorating facilities. The institution does what it can, but is it enough?
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Author/s David MacDougall
David MacDougall was educated at Harvard University and the University of California. His first film, To Live With Herds, filmed in Uganda, won the Grand Prix Venezia Genti at the Venice Film Festival in 1972. He and Judith MacDougall then produced the Turkana Conversations trilogy on semi-nomadic camel herders of Kenya. They co-directed films on indigenous communities in Australia and in 1991 a film on photography in India, Photo Wallahs. In 1993 MacDougall made Tempus de Baristas in Sardinia, winner of the 1995 Earthwatch Film Award. From 1997 to 2001 he filmed at the Doon School in India, producing five films. Following this, his experimental SchoolScapes (2007) won the Basil Wright Film Prize at the 2007 RAI Ethnographic Film Festival. Gandhi’s Children (2008) was made at a shelter for homeless children in New Delhi. MacDougall writes regularly on documentary cinema. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Australian National University.
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Photography David MacDougall
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Editing David MacDougall