Project Detail

House of Women

Synopsis

Revisiting the audition process for the character of Kanchi in Powell and Pressburger’s 1947 'Black Narcissus'. The coveted role went to actor Jean Simmons.
By auditioning only Indian ex-pat or first-generation British Asian women and non-binary individuals, filmmaker Michelle Williams Gamaker re-casts a Kanchi for the 21st Century, who crucially speaks.

Details

Year: 2017
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 mins 6 secs
Format: 16mm
Director: Michelle Williams Gamaker
Producer: Joshua Llewellyn (Somebody Nobody Productions)
Editor: Michelle Williams Gamaker
Screenwriter: Michelle Williams Gamaker
Director of Photography: Tom Wright
Sound: Martin Clarke (Sound Recordist), Sara Pinheiro (Sound Design)
Principal cast: Kelly Hunter, Krishna Istha, Jasdeep Kandola, Tina Mander, Arunima Rajkumar

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+ Woman Director Asian

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Somebody Nobody Productions

Kennington Enterprise Centre
42 Braganza Street
London
SE17 3RJ

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