Women’s transborder cinema: authorship, stardom, and filmic labor in South Asia

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the contributions of women filmmakers in South Asia and their impact on cinema.
• Analysis of films by women filmmakers from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
• Exploration of themes related to authorship and film labor.
• Contextual examination of stardom within transborder cinematic narratives.
• Identifies innovative storytelling techniques employed by women filmmakers.
• Highlights the economic and social challenges faced by women in the film industry.
• Emphasizes the cultural impact of women’s narratives in transborder cinema.