Directed by Kate McLarnon and Sky Neal, the film, "Even When I fall" follows trafficking survivors Saraswati Adhikari and Sheetal Ghimire, showing their rescue and their entry into Nepal's first and only contemporary circus, Circus Kathmandu.
The circus was founded in 2010 by a group of survivors who had been trafficked to India and sold on to various illegal travelling circuses in the region.
The film will be screened at an event in Melbourne’s Footscray Community Arts Centre on Mother’s Day, Sunday 13th May, by Women’s Circus as a part of their creative exchange partnership.
Women’s Circus is a not-for-profit organisation which uses circus as a tool for creating positive change within communities.
Through their project titled "Learning the Ropes", Women's Circus is hoping to raise the profile for Circus Kathmandu in Australia.
Speaking to SBS Nepali, Women’s Circus executive director, Devon Taylor said, “Circus Kathmandu’s story is quite an amazing and fascinating one”.
“They are very new and small organisation, but we had a lot to learn from them”.
Ms Taylor says the exchange will hopefully build a profile for them in Australia and garner some support for creating a sustainable future.
She says it's essential the broader community knows their story and why they need to do what they are doing.
Women’s Circus, working together with local Nepali women's community organisation, Didi Bahini Samaj Victoria, and is also organising a Nepal Australia Community Circus Day on Saturday 26th May.
Grassroots changes
Ms Taylor says "It's an excellent opportunity to learn how two arts organisations at the grassroots level are making positive changes to people’s lives using tools we do not have access to every day.
“The family day will be an opportunity to come into women’s only space and participate in a fun-filled afternoon of circus workshops,” Ms Taylor said.
