The Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) is planning to continue knocking on all possible doors to ensure that the Hema commission report to address issues of sexual harassment and gender inequality in the Malayalam film industry is placed in the public sphere for discussion.
A day after meeting Kerala Women’s Commission chairperson P. Satheedevi in Kozhikode, WCC member and screenwriter Deedi Damodaran said on Monday that the collective will meet Ministers to put forward their demands. She ruled out any legal moves at present.
“We communicated with Kerala Women’s Commission officials on Monday too and our understanding is that they are moving towards what we have demanded. They have said that they will cross-check the government order regarding the Hema commission and see how its contents can be brought to the discussion table. The commission will also check whether an internal complaints committee is in place whenever a new film production begins,” Ms. Damodaran told The Hindu.
