Film Bazaar: Project Market and Work-in-Progress Winners

Story by Patrick Frater

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Goa's Film Bazaar honors 'Kurinji', a gripping tale exploring the plight of Kerala's Gulf migrant workers' wives, with a $10,000 project prize.

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Payal Sethi's 'Kurinji' (aka 'The Disappearing Flower') takes home the top project prize, shining a light on the 'Gulf Wife' syndrome facing many Keralite families.
The winning project follows a Kerala housewife whose migrant worker husband in the Gulf region suddenly disappears, exploring the emotional and financial toll this takes on his family.

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Payal Sethi, Film Bazaar, Kurinji (aka The Disappearing Flower)