Our Boat is Our Address

Our Boat is Our Address

Our Boat is Our Address

Shiropa’s documentary delves deep into the lifestyle of the bedey community and tries to reveal the obstacles they have to face regularly. Being extremely poor and always on the move, many of the Bedey children miss primary education. Shiropa’s film follows a woman who teaches some of the Bedey children. The documentary also discovers that even without proper education, some of the children are creative.

Awards:Judges Award for Excellence, Reel Teens Festival of New York

Directed by: Shiropa Purna
USA & Bangladesh  |  2009  |  14 min
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