Prison Diaries

Story of the unexpected imprisonment of a number of women, for their resistance to the Emergency of 1975-77, through the life of Socialist and famous actor Snehalata Reddy. Being the only woman political prisoner in jail, she spent eight months in solitary confinement, recording her concerns and traumatic experiences in her diary, extracts of which were later published. Released for a few weeks on parole, she died of a heart attack just before she was to return to jail. The film recounts her ordeal through the reminiscences of her children and close friends.

Country:

India

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

37 minutes

Year:

2019

Director:

Uma Chakravarty

Cast:
Crew:
Konarak Reddy

Music Producer

Rajiv Mehrotra

Producer

Navroz Conractor

Cinematography

Uma Tanuku

Cinematography

Priyanka Chhabra

Editor