Director: Vipin Vijay; Writer: Vipin Vijay; Producer: Rajiv Mehrotra; Cinematographer: Vipin Vijay; Editor: Sujith Sahadev; Cast: Atmaja, Kani Kusruti, Jose Raphel
Duration: 00:56:08; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 22.745; Saturation: 0.119; Lightness: 0.210; Volume: 0.206; Cuts per Minute: 6.768
Summary: The documentary "Poomaram" (A Flowering Tree 2007) based on the feminist author Judy Grahn's work Blood Bread and Roses premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2008. "Poomaram" was part of the Indian panorama 2007 IFFI Goa. The film won the national film award 2007 in the non-feature category.
A closer look at a taboo subject in India: menstruation and how it is embedded in Hindu rituals and beliefs, dating back to ancient times. A short docu-fiction in the enigmatic, associative narrative style typical for this award winning South Indian director. This film by Tiger Award winner (in the category short film) contemplates in a very exciting visual manner on one of the taboo subjects in India - female menstruation and its connection with Hindu rites and beliefs. While in Brahmin Orthodox culture the period of menstruation is considered to be impure and women are not supposed to cook or touch any food prepared for other family members, the main character in this film evokes old menstrual rituals and places them in ancient Indian culture.
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