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Chuskit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

DIRECTOR(S): <\/strong>Priya Ramasubban\u00a0\u00a0 COUNTRY: <\/strong>India\u00a0\u00a0 YEAR: <\/strong>2018\u00a0\u00a0 LANGUAGE(S): <\/strong>Ladakhi\u00a0\u00a0 SUBTITLES: <\/strong>German\u00a0\u00a0 RUNNING TIME: <\/strong>90 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SECTION: <\/strong>International Forum 2019<\/a>, Open Eyes 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

SCREENINGS <\/strong>
Friday, 04.10., 3 pm, kinoeins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprightly Chuskit\u2019s dream of going to school is cut short when she is rendered a paraplegic after an accident. She\u2019s confined to life indoors in the company of her strict grandfather, Dorje. Chuskit continues to harbor hopes of school but Dorje tries to make her understand that school can\u2019t handle her needs. As life at home gets harder, her battle with her grandfather exacerbates. Caught in between their struggle are Chuskit’s parents and her enterprising brother who want to respect the old world views that Dorje represents, but also want to keep Chuskit’s spirit alive. Chuskit will have to get her grandfather to yield or she will have to accept the reality he has chosen for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director\u2019s Statement<\/strong>
Conversations with my sister, Vidya, sowed the seeds for my film CHUSKIT. Vidya has worked with the differently abled in Ladakh for almost a decade. She was instrumental in sending Sonam, a nine-year-old with cerebral palsy to school despite the arduous terrain in her remote Himalayan village. While working with Sonam, Vidya learnt of other such children who yearned to lead as normal a childhood as they could. Their stories were filled with pathos and hardships, yet not one of the children gave up their quest to go to school. That is why I shaped Chuskit\u2019s character to be unrelenting and gave her the spunk to triumph over adversity. For most children outside the West, life as a differently abled person is tough at best and excruciatingly hard at worst. My wish is that a small measure of hope and inspiration stays with the audiences when they walk away from my film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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