A Little Revolution- a Story of Suicides and Dreams follows
the remarkable journey of filmmaker Harpreet Kaur, who travels from the rural
villages of Panjab to the capital of India with children of farmers, who've
committed suicide. She confronts the government's highest officials with the
hope that they will understand the effects of their policies and avail the
opportunity to help these children.
Vast areas of rural India are currently facing a crisis that
few outside of the subcontinent are aware is even occurring. Yet, whether or
not the world watches, the crisis deepens. At the center of this emergency are
the thousands of Indian peasant farmers who have taken their own lives. Like
many other crises currently facing the world at this moment there is no one
single, complete answer to the farmer suicides in India. However, the general
consensus is that a farmer takes his own life due to high interest loans, taken
to fulfill India's pro-industrial farming policies, and ecological damage.
This is a story of hope, empowerment and simple dreams.
Director Harpreet Kaur, forces the audience to not limit the dialog to the
economic, environmental or political side of the issue but to adjust the lens
and focus on the plight of the farmer's children who are left behind carrying
this burden. Kaur takes the viewers from the picturesque countryside of rural
Punjab into the homes of these families. The children in these families have
accepted their fate but aspire for an opportunity for a better future. Kaur
gives them the opportunity to share their stories with the world and confront
the Government with their personal letters that offer a raw, humanistic and
honest portrait of what impact their parent’s suicides have had in their lives.
