Good Pitch India connects India’s best social justice films with new allies and partners. It’s an exclusive, day-long ‘by invitation-only’ event where a curated audience is brought together and each guest is asked to consider what they can offer to help the projects achieve a deeper and wider social impact. The offer can be monetary or in-kind; connections to a wider network or audience; or any other creative solutions; as long as it is effective and related to the needs and goals of each project.
The Indian edition of the forum was held on 4th March 2020, and has provided a platform for six urgent stories from the country that has the potential to create change.
1. Piano Fingers - An investigative story of a film maker living with Huntington’s disease, in search of medical support.
2. Metamorphosis - An intimate story of a Transwoman’s struggle pre and post transitioning
3. Dare to Dream - An inspiring story of a girl married at 14 who advocates for education to liberate herself against conservative patriarchal communities in rural Rajasthan.
4. Dharavi - Two brothers, Akku and Vicky, create a grass roots hip hop movement in the by lanes of Dharavi as a means to escape the grind of urban working class life.
5. Coral Woman - An inspiring, need of the hour tale of a homemaker from Tamil Nadu, who, through her paintings, has been trying to draw public attention to the devastating effects of climate change on marine life and the coastal communities.
6. Exit - An observational film on what drives an elderly couple to ask for the right to die with dignity
These 6 films have been chosen out of 129 entries and with a belief that they serve as powerful tools for advocacy and awareness.
DHAN Foundation was invited to get partnered with the film on ‘Coral Woman' which focuses on conservation of coral reef as one of the prominent marine resources.
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