Sheena Sumaria / Sonum Sumaria (Directors) join us to discuss what made them follow the story of the Gujarat massacres in 2002, and what they found out on their way.

Title: ‘Even the Crows: A Divided Gujarat’ 

(78 mins, directed by Sheena and Sonum Sumaria)

About the film 

At a time where the controversial Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, is running to be India’s next Prime Minister, Even the Crows explores the way in which his politics and Hindu nationalist ideology have polarised Gujarat along religious lines. Since the anti-Muslim riots that exploded in 2002, the Muslim minority population have been denied justice and marginalised to the ghettos. Meanwhile, Narendra Modi, who has been accused of complicity in the riots, has ridden a wave of popularity. Through the intimate stories of American-Gujarati Nishrin, whose father, a prominent Muslim MP, was butchered during the 2002 Gujarat riots, and British-Gujarati Imran, who was the sole survivor when he was attacked along with his two uncles a friend while on holiday in the state, the film explores Modi’s link to the violence and the minority community’s ongoing struggle for justice. 

Venue: IHRC Bookshop & Gallery, 202 Preston Road, Wembley, HA9 8PA  Nearest tube: Preston Road (Metropolitan Line)