Event Details

An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Cinema Collective

The Reality Check film series promotes and encourages documentary filmmakers in India, whose work reflects life and culture in the country today in a thoughtful blend of creativity and integrity.

A Midwife’s Confession
Hindi and Angika with English subtitles (62 mins)

Almost 30 years ago, journalist Amitabh Parashar interviewed village midwives in Bihar who made a shocking confession: they routinely killed newborn baby girls at the families’ request. These unseen testimonies form the starting point of a documentary that uncovers the disturbing history of female infanticide in rural India. But the film also tells the story of a remarkable social worker who, over the years, turned these very midwives into allies in a campaign to save baby girls. Decades later, Parashar meets a young woman who may have been one of those saved and follows her as she returns to meet the midwife who saved her life.

Director: Amitabh Parashar & Syed Ahmed Safi
Reporter/ Presenter: Amitabh Parashar
India Series Producer: Ankur Jain
Executive Producers: Daniel Adamson & Anubha Bhonsle

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session.

Entry free on a first-come-first-served basis. NCPA Members will get preferential seating till 6.20 pm.