India, 2013 – 84 minutes. Directed by Deepti Kakkar & Fahad Mustafa
Nominated for Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival
In Kanpur, India, an electricity thief provides Robin Hood style services to the poor in the face of daylong power-cuts. Meanwhile the first female chief of the local electricity supply company has vowed to put an end to all illegal connections, for good. In a summer of crisis, both come to terms with India’s energy crisis.
It’s not often that we get to screen a film currently in circulation around the world. Please join us for this first part of our Sadhana Forest’s 10 Year Birthday Celebration. The celebration will continue all day and all night this Saturday, January 4th!