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Driving with Selvi

Indian woman taxi driver

Selvi, a former child bride, escapes her violent marriage and goes on to become South India’s first female taxi driver. This is the ten-year journey of a charming, strong, and courageous young woman who defies patriarchal expectations and creates a new life.

Series

Women of the World

Premiere Date

March 1, 2015

Length

60 minutes

Elisa Paloschi

Producer/Director

Elisa Paloschi is a documentary filmmaker/producer and cinematographer. She is the President of Eyesfull, a Toronto-based, independent production company, dedicated to making non-fiction films with social relevance that reflect the diversity of the human voice. With more than 25 years experience working in virtually every aspect of documentary film production, Elisa’s work has taken her around the globe, from Palermo Roma camps to deep under the Coral Sea of Australia. Her first feature documentary Embracing Voices (2012) explores depression and the creative process as seen through the eyes of Canadian Jazz luminary Jane Bunnett. Her latest feature documentary Driving with Selvi will have its world premiere at Raindance in Sept. 2015.