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From the Shadows - Bitchitra Collective

From the Shadows - Bitchitra Collective

FROM THE SHADOWS uses the imagery of public art to delve into missing narratives.

Paint cans and stencils in hand, artist Leena Kejriwal sprays splattered walls with a black shadow of a girl. Curious onlookers stop to stare at her message #missing #everyeightminutes. The day a missing girl returns and asks for help to file a case against her traffickers, Leena needs to step up from being an artist to support a prosecution case. A grueling court battle questions whether law enforcement agencies instead of protecting victims are part of a network that exploits them? Why is the conviction rate for trafficking less than 10% in India so traffickers roam free while thousands of girls continue to go missing. Leena connects with veteran activist Hasina who has helped a survivor win the rare conviction of a political kingpin despite 400 witnesses turning hostile.

FROM THE SHADOWS takes us on a rocky journey through the Indian subcontinent’s most trafficked route, connecting stories of survivors and the women who fight alongside them in a courageous bid for justice.