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Even When I Fall

Directed by: Sky Neal, Kate McLarnon
Runtime: 1hr 32min Year: 2017
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Directed by: Sky Neal, Kate McLarnon
Runtime: 1hr 32min Year: 2017
Country: United Kingdom

A group of young trafficking survivors reclaim the breath-taking skills they learnt in corrupt Indian circuses to forge a future for themselves back home in Nepal, setting up Circus Kathmandu.

Sheetal and Saraswoti met as teenagers in a Kathmandu refuge, both survivors of child trafficking to Indian circuses. They had been rescued and brought back across the border to Nepal, but what does the future hold for these young women returning to a home they barely remember?

Even When I Fall traces their journey over 6 years, as they reclaim their breath-taking skills as circus artists and begin to build a future against all the odds. Along with 11 other young trafficking survivors, they form Circus Kathmandu – Nepal’s first and only circus – creating a livelihood for themselves and simultaneously working to educate and challenge the deep-seated stigma against trafficked women.This intimate, beautiful film harnesses the visual power of circus to give a unique perspective into the complex world of human trafficking.