A Bridge of Hope
Produced by Zubaan in association with Heinrich Boll Stiftung, New Delhi, India & ction for Inclusion and Empowerment Trust (AIET), Assam
Research and Script by Banamallika
Directed by Banamallika and Nassif
A Bridge of Hope traces the birth, growth and work of Action for Inclusion and Empowerment Trust (AIET), a women-led organisation based in Kokrajhar district of the northeastern state of Assam and working for disability rights, particularly for women and children with disability. The film traces the emergence of an organisation committed to centring women’s lived experiences — nurturing skill development, reimagining the meanings and interpretations of disability, creating dignified work opportunities, and quietly but resolutely challenging social stigma. A Bridge of Hope is part of Zubaan’s Cultures of Peace programme run in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Stiftung, New Delhi, India, under the initiative ‘Building Institutional Histories’ which seeks to collaboratively document the histories of different feminist organizations in the region.
Begun in 2011, the Cultures of Peace programme aims to facilitate peacebuilding through knowledge creation, cultural production, archiving, discussions and conversations in the northeastern region of India, and covers the eight states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoran, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, as well as the contiguous regions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. The history of Sisterhood Network and more works chronicling feminist and women’s movements in India, with a particular focus on marginalized voices and histories, are housed on Zubaan’s Media Archive. To view the full archive, please go to https://zubaanprojects.org
