Project
'The Waiting Game'
Families grapple with the harsh reality of their loved ones being arrested.
The Waiting Game, a documentary, tells the heart-rending stories of Manjuben, Bhanuben, Nidhi, and Ravi—one left bereft by the arrest of her husband and another grappling with the arrest of her brother at the indiscernible international maritime border line (IMBL) shared between India and Pakistan in the Arabian Sea.
The stories in the coastal villages of Gujarat and Diu in West India are not isolated. Behind the statistical figures lie the untold stories of numerous women, struggling to cope with the absence of a steady income that thrusts them into the depths of poverty, often compelling them to make agonizing choices, such as deciding between the education of their daughters and sons. In the patriarchal societal framework of India, the decision becomes painfully evident.
Shifting the narrative from the politics of the issue, Pulitzer Center grantee Kanika Gupta sheds light on the women's untold stories through the lens of journalist-activist Jatin Desai, who has spent years fighting to bring these men home.
The Waiting Game amplifies those unheard voices from the ground, while providing a nuanced understanding of the issue and exposing the systemic failures at its core.
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Director, Producer: Kanika Gupta
Director of Photography: Anirudh Ganapathy
Colour Grading: Laura Fernandez K.
Sound Post Production: Saurabh G.
Translation, Transcribing: Hiral Pandya|Nirali Thakkar
Editors: Mohd. Tariq and Akhilrag K.
Field Producer: Bharatbhai Punabhai Morasiya
Interviews Facilitated by South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) and Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy
