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DOMESTIC HELP<\/h1>\n

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India\u00a0 2023 \/ 21\u2032<\/p>\n

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a film by<\/em>
\nRaveesh Jaiswal<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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with<\/em>
\nAvantika Akerkar<\/strong>
\nGhanshyam Lalsa<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Based on the play by <\/em>
\nJulianne Jigour<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Screenplay<\/em><\/td>\nRaveesh Jaiswal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Director of Photography<\/em><\/td>\nPrateek Pamecha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Costume Design<\/em><\/td>\nPrachi Sharma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Editor<\/em><\/td>\nRatnesh Mishra
\nJeet Sorap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Composer<\/em><\/td>\nRohan-Rohan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sound<\/em><\/td>\nLochan Kanvinde
\nGandhar Mokashi
\nAlok Kotian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Producer<\/em><\/td>\nShilpa Lakshminarayan
\nRaveesh Jaiswal
\nJeet Sorap\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Executive Producer<\/em><\/td>\nJeet Sorap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Production<\/em><\/td>\nBombay Theatre Company
\nCrew It Up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution<\/em><\/td>\nEsen Studios<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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  • Bangalore International Short Film Festival <\/span> (India)
    Oscar Qualifying Festival<\/span><\/li>\n
  • IDSFFK \u2013 International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala <\/span> (India)
    Oscar Qualifying Festival<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Orlando Film Festival\u00a0<\/span> (USA)<\/li>\n
  • Capital City Film Festival\u00a0<\/span> (USA)<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0Euroshorts Young Filmmakers <\/span>(Polonia)<\/li>\n
  • River to River Florence Indian Film Festival <\/span>(Italia)<\/li>\n
  • IFFSA Toronto <\/span> (Canada)<\/li>\n
  • Fort Smith International Film Festival <\/span> (USA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Raveesh Jaiswal<\/h2>\n

    Raveesh Jaiswal has worked in the theatre for over 15 years as an actor, director, producer and writer. He has been a part of over 40 English plays. He is a self-taught filmmaker and \u2018Domestic Help\u2019 is his first film as a director and producer. He has trained at Stagecraft Theatre, Nagpur, India & International School of Screen Acting, London. He holds a Masters\u2019 Degree in Human Resources Management & Labour Relations from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. In 2021, he founded his theatre & film production company in Mumbai called \u2018Bombay Theatre Company\u2019. He successfully got an investor on board to fund the company\u2019s film and theatrical projects and raised significant amount of funding to produce \u2018Domestic Help\u2019.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”20px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][dsm_text_divider header=”Director statement” text_alignment=”left” color=”#565656″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_text_color=”#565656″ width=”88%” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding=”|30px|||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” width=”auto” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”90%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”80%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”90%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”0px||60px||false|false” custom_padding=”|80px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px|||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|10px|||false|false” module_alignment_tablet=”center” module_alignment_phone=”center” module_alignment_last_edited=”on|phone” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#000000″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”48px” content_max_width=”90%” image_icon_width_tablet=”48px” image_icon_width_phone=”32px” image_icon_width_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Montserrat|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” body_text_align=”justify” body_text_color=”#444444″ body_font_size=”16px” body_letter_spacing=”1px” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”||||false|false” body_text_align_tablet=”justify” body_text_align_phone=”left” body_text_align_last_edited=”on|tablet” body_font_size_tablet=”16px” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]This film is a wonderful example of a fruitful virtual collaboration between the director and the writer amidst Covid.
    \nI am based in Mumbai, India and the writer, Julianne Jigour is based in Los Angeles, USA. At the height of the pandemic, we collaborated to stage virtual plays on Instagram and thus discovered that one of Julianne’s play scripts can actually be made into a beautiful film. We have never met in person but are proud and happy to present to you \u201cDomestic Help\u201d. <\/p>\n

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