Screening of the documentary I, Poppy, exploring caste oppression and the opium trade in India, with a live virtual Q&A.
AFS Cinema is screening I, Poppy on Sunday, September 13, at 2:30 PM, with a live virtual Q&A to follow. The documentary is directed by Vivek Chaudhary.
Shot over five years in Rajasthan, India, I, Poppy is an observational documentary that follows Vardibai, an elderly poppy farmer, and her activist son, Mangilal. As authorities strike back at their lower-caste family, the two are forced to choose between keeping food on the table and standing up for what is right: continue bribing officials to survive or fight for systemic change at a tremendous personal cost. The film exposes the harsh realities and ethical dilemmas inside India's legal opium trade, and its multi-layered narrative reaches beyond its Indian context to explore universal themes of justice, family, and the human cost of standing up against institutional power.
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The screening is at AFS Cinema, 6406 N. I-35 Ste. 3100, in Austin Midtown. Tickets are $15, and the session starts at 2:30 PM.
