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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 grass-roots 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