Barefoot Empress
- Doug Roland
- Bindu Khanna
- Karthyayani Amma
- Ashish Uikey
- Archit Rastogi
- Raashi Kulkarni
- Ila Paliwal
- Priyabrata Panigrahi
companies
- Doug Roland Films
- House of Omkaar
- Saffron Pen
- 1ampictures
- 13 May 2021 (2021-05-13)
United States
Barefoot Empress is an Indo-American short documentary film directed by Vikas Khanna. The film depicts the life story of a woman in India who enrolls in first grade at the age of 96. The film is co-produced by Oscar nominated Doug Roland and Deepak Chopra serves as an executive producer.[1]
Summary
Barefoot Empress, a 15 minute short film revolves around Karthyayani Amma, who, having never had access to education as a girl, finally gets a chance at education. At 96-years-old she was the oldest among the 43,330 candidates who appeared for the 'Aksharalaksham' test, a fourth standard equivalent examination. Karthyayani Amma scored a 98 out of 100 on a literacy examination conducted by the Kerala government. The state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority (KSLMA) has certified that her score is a record.
Production history
Karthyayani Amma's story caught director Vikas Khanna's attention via a tweet in 2018. Hearing the first-hand account of her life inspired the making of Barefoot Empress.[citation needed]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Bangalore Shorts Film Festival | Festival Award | Won | [2] |
2022 | ShortShorts Film Festival | Biogen award | Won | [3] |
2022 | Big Apple Film Festival | Short Documentary | Won | [4] |
References
- ^ Yossman, K. J. (17 November 2022). "Deepak Chopra Boards Vikas Khanna's Documentary Short 'Barefoot Empress' as Executive Producer". Variety. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "12th Bengaluru International Film Festival".
- ^ "ShortShorts Film Festival".
- ^ "Big Apple Film Festival 2022 Award Winners". 20 November 2022.
External links
- Barefoot Empress at IMDb
- Official website