Sisters of the Trees

Director: Camila Menéndez, Lucas Peñafort
Run time: 86 mins | Recommended Certificate: 12A
Language: Hindi, Marwari with English subtitles | Year: 2018 | Country: India, Argentina

Strand: SAVE THE PLANET

Among the arid lands of Rajasthan, surrounded by marble mines lies the oasis-like village of Piplantri, where women are no longer worried about giving birth to a girl, who historically would have been seen as a burden. Since 2005, a small group of activists have changed society and now every time a girl is born in the village, the residents celebrate the occasion by planting 111 trees in her name. Sisters of the Trees is the intimate story of these brave women and the positive changes and challenges they face trying to raise their daughters for a better future, deeply connected to environmental conservation.

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