Director :   Fokiya Akhtar
Producer :   Fokiya Akhtar

Censor Rating :   NA

Duration :   25 min

Year of Production :   2009

Genre :   Documentary Films

Category :   Women, Conflict

Synopsis :   

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.

Awards :   

Official Selection at

* SAN FRANSISCO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2009

* THE GOLDEN GATE FICTION & DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2009