''Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night'' is a 2005
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
by filmmaker
Sonali Gulati
Sonali Gulati is an Indian Americans, Indian American independent filmmaker, feminist, grass-roots activist, and educator.
Gulati grew up in New Delhi, India. Her mother, a teacher and textile designer, raised her independently, getting singl ...
.
This film explores
business process outsourcing in India
Business process outsourcing to India refers to the business process outsourcing services in the outsourcing industry in India, catering mainly to Western operations of multinational corporations (MNCs).
As of 2012, around 2.8 million people w ...
. Told from the perspective of an Indian living in the United States, the film provides a glimpse into India's call centers,
where telemarketers acquire American names and accents to service the telephone-support industry of the U.S. The film incorporates animation as a way to build in personal narrative in a doodle-like manner. It also includes live action footage which takes the form of cinema verité and innovatively edited interviews, and archival footage that provides contextual analysis to the socio-political history of globalization and capitalism. The film is a commentary on identity in the new millennium that intersects diaspora with global outsourcing. It was first shown at the 2005
Margaret Mead Film Festival The Margaret Mead Film Festival is an annual film festival held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It is the longest-running, premiere showcase for international documentaries in the United States, encompassing a broad spec ...
.
Awards
*Director's Choice Award, Black Maria Film & Video Festival 2006
*2nd Prize NextFrame Film Festival
*1st Prize International Short Film, 24th International Cinemateca Film Festival, Uruguay
*Ledo Matteoli Award for Best Immigrant Story, 39th Annual Humboldt International Film Festival
*Winner, 16th Annual Rosebud Film & Video Festival
See also
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Bombay Calling
''Bombay Calling'' is a 2006 feature documentary film directed by Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada which follows the journey of Kaz Lalani the pioneer of Call Centre Outsourcing. ''Bombay Calling'' ...
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References
External links
Official website*
2005 films
English-language Indian films
Documentary films about globalization
2005 short documentary films
Documentary films about India
Outsourcing in India
2000s business films
2000s English-language films
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