Child of Empire
Embody the childhood memories of two survivors, as they reflect on their journeys across a divided homeland.
Two men from the Partition generation — Ishar Das Arora, an Indian Hindu who migrated from Pakistan to India, and Iqbal-ud-din Ahmed, a Pakistani Muslim who made the opposite journey — share childhood memories of their experiences while playing a board game. As the two men unpack their memories, audiences embody the experience of a 7-year-old child at key points in the migration. Child of Empire offers a powerful counter-narrative that lends a fresh perspective on the effects of forced migration on everyday individuals.
- Year: 2022
- Country: India, Pakistan, United Kingdom
- Genre: Animation, Documentary
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- Director: Sparsh Ahuja, Stephen Stephenson, Erfan Saadati
- Cast: Adil Hussain, Salman Shahid