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A documentary examining opposing cultural movements in India (tradition vs. modernism), contrasting the experiences and attitudes of contestants in the Miss India beauty contest with those of participants at a Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Myhr, Ken (Composer)
Corporate Author:	Storyline Entertainment (Firm) (Contributor)
Other Authors:	Pahuja, Nisha (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Barreveld, Ed (Producer), Principe, Cornelia (Producer), Chopra, Pooja, Robinson, Marc, Shorey, Ankita, Singh, Ruhi, Trivedi, Prachi
Format:	Video
Language:	English Hindi
Language Notes:	In English and Hindi with English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	India ; United States : Ro*co Films, 2012.
Subjects:	Women > India > Social conditions > 21st century. India > Social conditions > 21st century. India > Social life and customs > 21st century. Beauty contests > India. Beauty contestants > India. Religious fundamentalism > India. Hinduism and culture > India. Social change > India. Beauty contestants. Beauty contests. Hinduism and culture. Manners and customs. Religious fundamentalism. Social change. Social conditions. Women > Social conditions. India. 2000 - 2099 Documentary. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Description
Summary:	A documentary examining opposing cultural movements in India (tradition vs. modernism), contrasting the experiences and attitudes of contestants in the Miss India beauty contest with those of participants at a Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls.
Item Description:	Documentary. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 streaming video file (90 min.))
Awards:	Tribeca Film Festival 2012, Best Documentary Feature; HotDocs 2012, Best Canadian Feature; Traverse City Film Festival, Best Foreign Film
Production Credits:	Directors of photography, Mrinal Desai, Derek Rogers ; editor, David Kazala ; original music, Ken Myhr.