March 13, 2014 ALL

Today: PBS POV Film Screening: “The World Before Her”

The JCU Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion and POV, PBS’ award-winning nonfiction film series, present a screening of “The World Before Her” on Thursday, March 13, at 3:30 p.m. in the Jardine Room.

“Riveting.” —Stephen Holden, The New York Times

“The World Before Her” is a film by Nisha Pahuja. Follow the two starkly divergent paths for women in modern India. Ruhi and Prachi are both ambitious young women. One hopes to win the Miss India Beauty pageant. The other leads a fundamentalist Hindu camp for girls. (60 min) “The World Before Her” is co-presented with the Center for Asian American Media.

See a trailer here: http://youtu.be/j21b1r13hbE

For more information visit:
http://www.pbs.org/pov/
sites.jcu.edu/inclusion