CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS

Observing widows from India, Nepal and Afghanistan – countries with the highest population of widows in the world, the most child widows and largest percentage of widows respectively – Cartography of Loneliness is not just telling stories, but showing how these women are able to rise out of their solitude. What emerges are their similarities, despite location and culture. Heart-breaking accounts, beautiful photography and simple, truthful filmmaking, make this documentary an important testament of unjustifiable pain.