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Fearless: Breaking the Caste

Breaking the Caste

Length:	26 min
Released:	2003
Ages:	College Adult

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A film by Matthew Kelley, Peter Du Cane, and Samantha Kelley

Fathima Burnad is fighting to change a social structure that has existed for 3,000 years. The caste system in India has created apartheid-like discrimination. Although child labor is common and women have few rights, worst off are the 160 million people in the landless, lowest caste—the Dalits or "untouchables. They live without access to basic necessities and are often targets of violence. Fathima's aim is to empower these people —her people—by encouraging them to take action through grassroots organizations and rallying the support of international communities behind her cause.

Member of a series:

• Fearless Series: Stories from Asian Women

"The film illustrates the core issues of caste and gender discrimination and the significance and desperate need for grassroots type social work against deep-rooted social problems. Recommended."
‒Triveni Kuch, Rutgers University Libraries for Educational Media Reviews Online

National Women's Studies Association, 2004
Hollywood Film Festival, 2003
Global Visions Film Festival, 2003

• Asia

• South Asia

• Women's Studies