Indian Film Series

Join us to discover and understand the country of India though four critically-acclaimed films. Cinema is immensely popular in India, which is home to the world’s largest film industry, both in terms of number of films produced as well as tickets sold. These four films represent the independent and artistic side of the Indian film industry.

SUN, MAR 1 at 2PM | Water (2005)

SOPAC
Directed By: Deepa Mehta
Award Highlights: Best Cinematography, Best Original Score and Best Actress at the Genie Awards or Canadian Screen Awards

The concluding part of Deepa Mehta’s ‘elemental’ trilogy of dramas examines the plight of a group of widows in late 1930s India who are forced into poverty following the deaths of their husbands. Resigned to being ignored by society, one of them breaks ranks as she tries to strike up an unlikely relationship with a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.