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Two decades of turmoil has not only ruined Jammu and Kashmir economically, but has turned the valley into a land of widows and orphans. According to a survey a significant number of women and children have become orphans and widows as a result of death of their husbands, fathers who were sole bread earners in their families. There are believed to be over 100,000 Orphans in Jammu and Kashmir and these figures are most threatening to the social fabric of the state. The most affected and the neglected areas are border districts like Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama, Baramulla and Ganderbal. It is children who have felt the impact most severely.The living condition of these children has become worst as there is no systematic and continuous support to them and the only option left is sending them to Orphanages.
All Alone and Lonely is an in-depth documentary which revolves around the lives of displaced children and widows in Kashmir. It shows the families who have lost their main bread earners, be it a husband, a father or brother, all killed in insurgency operations or because they were suspected of being agents. The film tracks down the lives of widows and the orphaned children in the remote districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Wild meat hunting and consumption is an integral part of the life of communities in the north east of India. Open wild meat markets exist in different towns and cities across the states. The Wild Meat Trail is a quest to get some insight into the extent of the hunting practices and its place in the current cultural context. It is a journey through the North East of India-travelling from small towns to remote villages, trekking through the wild terrains, participating in village rituals, talking to sellers and consumers- in an attempt to develop some understanding of the state of the wildlife and whether there is another path possible.
Rita Banerji and Shilpi Sharma head Dusty Foot Productions, established in 2002 and based in New Delhi, India. Dusty Foot represents a unique team of filmmakers, who all share a common vision - committed to producing quality programs related to environment and wildlife. Dusty Foot looks out for issues that exemplify the conflict between environment conservation and paradigms of development specially where solutions have been found or at least attempted. The framework and foundation of the work is to combine these elements in any programming they do.
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