KOLKATA: Assamese actor-turned-director Aimee Baruah’s documentary on love jihad in Assam is in competition at the ongoing 5th South Asian Short Film Festival. The director has interviewed multiple women, who spoke on camera about their brutal victimization. ‘Screaming Butterflies’, which won the Silver Conch award for Best Documentary Film at the Mumbai International Film Festival recently, will also be screened by the Films Division in association with the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) this month.
This documentary begins with a disclaimer that states: “The content of the film or any part of the film will not be used as an evidential influence in the court of law. The interviews of the victims are authentic. They gave permission and deliberately wanted the director not to blur their faces, although their cases are still under court jurisdiction”.
