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 Time and Place: Indian Women's Ornamentation and Globalization

Bel Son Productions is collaborating with Christine Beaderstadt, a Seattle based journalist and photographer, to create a multimedia documentation of Indian women's adornment.

We are looking at ornamentation traditions and how they are changing today.

The films and photographs, with interviews and research, explores concepts of globalization and how this comes across in ornamentation and dress traditions.  Because women are often leaders in dress customs, this film will focus on women’s stories from various regions in India.

The tradition versus modernization concept, though not new, is quickened in our digital age. The influx of Information Technology in India shows that the country is at a crossroads old and modern worlds. 

We believe this is expressed and evident through physical adornment.

It is our intention to capture adornment through visual means and audio interviews. The photographs, film, and audio will range from the everyday to century-old ceremonial dress. It is our mission to capture an ongoing and inevitable loss that reflects the changing times of India.

The Result

A multimedia gallery display that includes video footage, photographs, and audio interviews with an interactive online component.

There is more room in our media for positive stories about women around the world.  We aim to fill this gap and to help reveal the value of Indian women's stories about their traditions and communities.  This project will help launch an important dialogue about the impact of globalization on women and cultural traditions.

Your Donation

Your donation will support travel to India as well as securing the appropriate equipment to produce this project at a high quality.

Bel Son Productions

Bel Son Productions is a fiscally-sponsored documentary group consisting of Stephen Anunson and Carolyn Armstrong.  Their first film, Kenbe La ~ Hold On was screened in two film festivals, universities across the country and local churches and community centers.  Bel Son Productions aims to tell important stories from around the world.  

Check out the kickstarter video for more details about Bel Son Productions progress.

Christine Beaderstadt

Christine Beaderstadt is an artist and independent scholar based in Seattle, WA. She works in several different formats; writing, interviewing, and photographing are the methods she uses to tell stories.

Christine has worked in music journalism in the Midwest for several years, interviewing and photographing musicians in a variety of venues- from small pubs to Lollapalooza Chicago, London’s now defunct Astoria, and Summerfest, America’s largest music festival. In her interviews and writing, she seeks to gain insight into what makes music- and musicians- successful in contemporary culture. She is currently the music columnist for The Capitol Hill Times.

Other ways to support this project

You can support this project in many ways.  We are currently in search of the appropriate equipment to complete this project.  We believe that the story is more important than the technology, but we also believe that good technology can sometimes make a great project better!  Our most important equipment need includes a DSLR camera and lens (preferably a 5d).  Please contact belsonproductions@gmail.com in regards to equipment donations or temporary rentals and loans.

Thank you for your support!