English and I wins Grand Prize

Mosaic Films is delighted to announce that English and I, part of the Made in India series, has won the Grand Prize in the UP Film Institute's 18th International Women's Film Festival's Short Film competition.

English and I (directed by Himali Kapil) was commissioned by Channel 4, as part of the Made in India series, in which eight Indian filmmakers reflected on the eve of the 60th anniversary of Indian Independence and gave very personal perspectives on what independence meant to them.

The film asks, what does it mean to speak English in modern day India? English was given to Indians by British Colonialists and yet it is the principle language in independent India. But what has happened to the language? How has it changed? And what do people feel about using it?

English and I is Himali's personal journey around India's capital, New Delhi, as she explores her own unique relationship with her mother tongue.

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