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Can I Be Me

'Can I be me' is a 23 mins documentary film on children living in the most notorious slums in Dharavi whose parents have alcohol addition.

The film explores the impact it has on the lives of children, how they live with the situation, their aspirations, how they try to cope with the situation and how hope shines in the darkest of the places.

  • Aarti Shrivastava
    Director
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  • Aarti Shrivastava
    Writer
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  • Aarti Shrivastava
    Producer
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  • G N Murugan
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Aarti Shrivastava

Aarti Shrivastava is a national award-winning documentary filmmaker and Asia 21 leader based in Mumbai. She has been an executive producer on films like 'Kick' and was also associated with films like My Name Is Khan, Kambakkht Ishq to name a few. She is currently busy directing west indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo in her upcoming film ‘Men Take Lead’ and is simultaneously writing her first commercial film on women empowerment to be played by a leading female artist from south.

She started her journey as a bollywood show anchor and producer with CNBC TV 18 and has been a jury member on various national and international film festivals including the Prestigious National Film Awards, International Film Festival of India (Goa).

Besides managing her media production company, she has produced and directed many environmental films which has brought grassroots level change in the society. These films not only did well in the international and national film festival circuit but also pushed the policy & decision makers to make policies which benefitted Indian forests and biodiversity. She has studied social entrepreneurship from Stanford University in the USA. Passionate about environmental filmmaking and cinema which brings social change in the society.

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