BAD WEATHER

BAD WEATHER

Country/ies
United Kingdom
Production
Editor
Length
82
Original Language
Original language
Status
Completed
Completed in
2011
Eurodoc Participant
Eurodoc Producer
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Year participation
2009
Distribution

Bad Weather tells the story of Banishanta Island. It is made up of a community of sex workers. Living on a tiny sliver of land 100 meters long and only ten meters wide in the Bay of Bengal, south Bangladesh, this community survives at the front line of climate change. The rising river, soil erosion and frequent cyclones are slowly destroying what is left of the island. Razia, Khadija and Shephalie, three of the last 65 women left living there, are in a battle for their homes, the future of their families, and even their quest for true love. As they strive to hold onto their livelihood, time is running out. Soon the whole of Banishanta will be totally submerged under water, making it one of the first real casualties of the shifting global environment.

Festivals & Awards
2012 Festival international du cinéma des peuples Ânûû-rû Âboro (Nouvelle-Calédonie) - International Competition
2012 ZagrebDox (Croatia) - Selection
2012 DocPointH, elsinki Documentary Film Festival (Finland) - Selection
2011 IDFA, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (Netherlands) - Selection
2011 DOK Leipzig (Germnay) - Selection
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