In She Is Fear a gruesome violence is committed somewhere in India, and a girl is forced to change the way she looks at the world around her.
Talk to any woman and she will tell you the importance of time. Most women in India are always conscious of the falling darkness outside. The goal is always to be at home before its too late. This is one of the surest ways to be safe. The sentiment is- dark, empty streets are not meant for women. No matter how safe the neighbourhood is, there is always potential for danger. The streets and alleyways treat men and women differently. So what happens when violent crime against a young woman is committed in a supposedly safe urban India? The media goes in a tizzy, society scrambles to make sense of it all. The debates, discussions, accusations, questions, gruesome details. Its a chaos.
With all this, every well-meaning media house hopes to create an impact in the society it is supposed to cover. Can’t say how much it succeeds, that discussion is for another time. But all that chaotic, passionate coverage does have an unintentional impact. In the after-math of a gruesome rape of a woman, She Is Fear attempts to capture this omnious impact on a young woman who suddenly found her beloved neighbourhood hostile and dangerous. Even a minute long walk is beset with paralysing fear as she suspects being followed by two men.
What is the future of women’s safety in a country which festively worships goddesses?
Watch She Is Fear, a short film made as a reaction to the 2019 Hyderabad gang-rape of a young woman.
- Concept | Shruti Ranavade
- Shot | Prince Arya, Abhishek Magaji
- Edit | Abhishek Magaji
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