Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night

Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night
Directed by	Sonali Gulati
Written by	Sonali Gulati
Distributed by	Women Make Movies
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	27 minutes
Language	English

Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night is a 2005 documentary film by filmmaker Sonali Gulati.

This film explores business process outsourcing in India. Told from the perspective of an Indian living in the United States, the film provides us with a glimpse into India’s call centers, where telemarketers acquire American names and accents to service the telephone-support industry of the U.S. The film incorporates animation as a way to build in personal narrative in a doodle-like manner. It also includes live action footage which takes the form of cinema verité and innovatively edited interviews, and archival footage that provides contextual analysis to the socio-political history of globalization and capitalism. The film is a wonderful commentary on identity in the new millennium that intersects diaspora with global outsourcing. It was first shown at the 2005 Margaret Mead Film Festival [1].

Awards

• Director’s Choice Award, Black Maria Film & Video Festival 2006
• 2nd Prize NextFrame Film Festival
• 1st Prize International Short Film, 24th International Cinemateca Film Festival, Uruguay
• Ledo Matteoli Award for Best Immigrant Story, 39th Annual Humboldt International Film Festival
• Winner, 16th Annual Rosebud Film & Video Festival

See also

• Bombay Calling

External links

• Official website
• Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night at the Internet Movie Database