Smile Pinki
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Smile Pinki |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language |
Bhojpuri Hindi |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 39 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Megan Mylan |
| production | Megan Mylan |
| music | Prassana |
| camera |
Nick Doob Jon Shenk |
| cut | Purcell Carson |
Smile Pinki is an American documentary released in 2008.
action
Pinki is a 5 year old girl who lives in a village in the Mirzapur district of India . Pinki's family is poor, the girl herself has a cleft lip . Because of this, Pinki is cut by the other residents. The girl and the family do not know that simple surgery can help. Only the social worker Pankaj, who moves from village to village, explains to the family that patients can be operated on free of charge in the hospital in the city of Varanasi . The family goes on the journey.
Awards
In 2009 the film was awarded an Oscar in the category Best Documentary Short Film .
background
The film premiered on June 17, 2008 at the Silverdocs Film Festival .
The attending physician, the plastic surgeon Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh, was present at the Academy Awards with Pinki.
Web links
- Smile Pinki in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The film's website