Artists' Television Access

A SUITABLE GIRL

Saturday, March 31, 2018, 2:00 pm, $7

3rd i and  AAAS present.
A SUITABLE GIRL, (directed by Sarita Khurana & Smriti Mundhra) which premiered last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, and won the Best New Documentary Director award.
A SUITABLE GIRL follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. Documenting the arranged marriage and matchmaking process in vérité over four years, the film examines the women’s complex relationship with marriage, family, and culture.
CRITICAL PRAISE FOR A SUITABLE GIRL                                      

“Stirring, and heartbreaking in its examination of ingrained sociocultural sexism, and the toll it takes on entire families.” — Nick Schager, Variety
 
A Suitable Girl is an overwhelming testament to the power of patriarchy and the continued struggle of women to gain agency over their lives.” – Shubhodeep Pal, The Hindu


“Oscar worthy. It’s impossible to not be moved by ‘A Suitable Girl.’” — Clay Cane, 
BET.com

“A fantastic film…It was like getting on a plane and experiencing another world.” — Susan Kolker, New York Times

“The film’s directors, Sarita Khurana and Smriti Mundhra, who are both Indian American women and won the festival’s award for new documentary director, are trying to overturn stereotypes about arranged marriage.” — Kavita Das, Washington Post


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