Aazadi is a feature documentary following three interconnected stories of visually impaired young women in India who are fighting for autonomy in one of the world’s most patriarchal and unforgiving societies - especially for those living with disabilities.
Now in post‑production after several years of filming, the project offers intimate access to lives shaped by poverty, discrimination, limited opportunities, and the constant threat of physical and emotional abuse.
Through their pursuit of the Olympic fighting art of judo, these young women build strength, confidence, and agency in a world seemingly determined to restrict them. Aazadi captures their resilience with immediacy and honesty, revealing characters fighting for change in lives where the outcome is far from certain.
Kokila with her older sister
Sudhama cooking by fire at night
Sudhama in the fields
Sudhama & Janki
Sudhama on the rooftop
Poonam at sunset
Poonam teaching othes to defend themselves
Kokila takes a 42 hour train journey to training
Kokila, her father & Grandparents
Poonam
Poonam training
