Right to Pray
Description
A group of female activists combat the regressive patriarchy that bars their entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the temple of Trimbakeshwar, India. Challenging the notion of impurity of women, and an archaic 450 year old tradition, they seek to exercise their right to pray, against the will of the system and the people.
What Works Well
This video combines on the ground video with local traditional and social media coverage of women’s activism in the fight to gain equal rights for both genders in the Hindu faith.
Discipline
- Humanities & Language
- Social Sciences
Keywords
activism, civics, current events, gender equality, hindu, india, journalism, religion, sociology, tradition, worship
Source
ElseVR
Level of Guidance
What does this mean?
The Level of Guidance indicates how much the creator has imbued the video with a sense of at what the viewer should be looking.
For instance, a Level 1 video would mean that the camera has been left in place while life happens around it, allowing you, as the viewer, to simply observe. A Level 2 video might incorporate subtle visual, textual or audible hints or simple transitions. A Level 3 video would rely on a handful of hints and transition. A Level 4 video would employ multiple hints and dialogue. And a Level 5 video would rely on all of the above as well as a narrative arc that pushes the viewer forward.
Another way of looking at this would be how much production went into the video if you are considering making one of your own like it.
Location
Watch in Class
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