Girls, it’s time to shine

The award-winning film Scattered Windows, Connected Doors is streaming on MovieSaints as part of the Wench Film Festival, directed by Roohi Dixit and Ziba Bhagwagar

Wench Films is founded by filmmaker Sapna Moti Bhavnani, and she has been consistently outspoken about causes that she feels strongly about - be it violence against women, cruelty toward animals, or stereotyping communities. Over the period she worked in advertising, Bhavnani noticed that she had only been with four female directors. "I find this offensive. I don't think that there is a shortage of women directors. Maybe the problem here is representation. Keeping that in mind, I decided to start Wench Films. The goal of it is to represent female talent to the world. Just so you know that we are also here," Bhavnani shares.

The first edition of the festival supported by Whistling Woods International, and partnered by mid-day, kicked off yesterday and continues till March 14. It's a mix of in-person screenings, panels, and Q&As to be held securely through online partners MovieSaints. The festival will feature 40 curated narrative and documentary features and shorts made by women. The festival will also feature live panel discussions (simulcast on Movie Saints, Facebook, and Youtube).

Some of the films to be screened at the festival are Run Kalyani, Sindhustan, Speed Sisters,Teen Muhurat, For the Love of a Man, Scattered Windows, Connected Doors, The Song We Sang, Ekta Khan, Vote for X, etc. There's also a special film list curated for kids, featuring films like Chasing Stars, Colours, In Your Dream, El Mago, My Father's Naples, Conventillo, TOY and Little Pink Riding Hood.

What: Wench Film Festival
When: March 6 to March 14, 2021
Where: Online
To book: moviesaints.com