"LAKSHMI AND ME" - The Global Perspectives Film Series focuses on India in November November 10, 2009

LAKSHMI AND ME, a film by Nishtha Jain, is an intimate yet critical look at the bond between an employer and domestic worker in modern-day India, where one’s status, relationships and livelihood are often still ordained by the ancient caste system. Lakshmi was employed as a domestic worker in the home of documentary filmmaker Nishtha Jain in Mumbai, India when she was only 16 years old. But it wasn’t until Lakshmi was 20 that Jain enjoined her young maid to come out from the shadows and step in front of the camera’s lens. Lakshmi readily agreed to the idea. “My life really deserves a film,” she says. Thus begins an on- and off-screen journey for Lakshmi and Jain, which culminates in the revealing documentary.

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The Global Perspectives Film Series is presented by Meridian International Center (www.meridian.org) and ITVS International, a division of the Independent Television Service (www.itvs.org). Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (www.ypfp.org) is a partner for the presentation of “Lakshimi and Me” at Meridian International Center.

The Global Perspectives Film Series at Meridian International Center offers diplomatic and foreign affairs professionals a social setting to meet and engage with their peers and see films that deepen understanding of international affairs. The films are introduced by a guest speaker followed by an informal discussion after the screening.Tickets: http://www.meridian.org

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