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Burning Bridges

Directed by Premika Ratnam
Canada, 1984 (documentary, 11 minutes, colour, English)

Film Description:
"Two women, emigrés from India and living in Canada, are caught in traditional and abusive marriages. Each, with the help of the Indian Immigration Aid Services, reassesses her situation and goes out on her own into an alien culture, at the same time hanging on to the values of her native traditions."
-- WorldCat (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Cinematography: Ali Kazimi
Film Editing: Andy Spear, Premika Ratnam
Production Company: York University
(sources)


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