Reclaim The Frame presents a Preview Screening of SANTOSH + Q&A

A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her late husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India, as her only entitlement to financial support. When a low-caste Dalit girl is found dead, Santosh is pulled into the investigation and into the brutality of the law enforcement system of which she is now a part. A compelling and powerful thriller exploring casteism, corruption and misogyny in the Indian police force from British-Indian first time feature director Sandhya Suri, with its lead character complexly written and performed. Introduced by Reclaim The Frame director Melanie Iredale, with a post-screening conversation with filmmaker Sandhya Suri, moderated by Reclaim The Frame’s Head of Audience Engagement Aashna Thakkar. ACCESS: CONTENT WARNING: Contains graphic violence About the filmmaker: Sandhya Suri - Sandhya is a BAFTA-nominated British-Indian writer-director based in London. Her debut feature, SANTOSH premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard to critical acclaim in May this year. The film, which was selected for both the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Labs, was financed by BBC Film, BFI and Arte. Sandhya’s first fiction short, THE FIELD, won Best International Short Film at TIFF in 2018, and was BAFTA-nominated for Best Short Film in 2019. Her feature documentary I FOR INDIA premiered in the World Competition section of the Sundance Film Festival, screened at over 20 international festivals and garnered several awards before being released theatrically to critical acclaim in the UK and the US. As her sophomore feature, Sandhya is currently developing an adaptation of a J.G. Ballard dystopian short story which she will also direct; BBC Film are financing. She is also developing a TV series with Balthazar de Ganay, one of the producers of SANTOSH. Sandhya was named as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2023. Presented as part of Reclaim The Frame’s 20th anniversary celebrations, Reclaim; Reframe; Rejoice. In partnership with University of Westminster QHT Live Performance Project and supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.CrimePT2H8M152025-03-08

Shahana Goswami

Sunita Rajwar

Naval Shukla

Sandhya Suri

Alan McAlex

Balthazar De Ganay

Mike Goodridge

James Bowsher

Reclaim The Frame presents a Preview Screening of SANTOSH + Q&A"Reclaim The Frame presents a Preview Screening of SANTOSH + Q&A"

Showtimes

March 8, 8:15 pm