SILK is the story of Rani, a woman given away by her family at age 10 and forced into marriage. Now a somber middle-aged woman living in Glendale and married to a man she never loved, Rani may have found the perfect opportunity to reclaim a life taken long ago when forced to become a child bride.
Inspired by the essay, Too Young to Wed, by Pulitzer Prize winning photo-journalist, Stephanie Sinclair, SILK is a short screenplay written by Catherine Dent and Eyal Alony for the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women.
Catherine is one of eight filmmakers chosen to participate in this prestigious program, which has launched the career of many working directors. National statistics published by the Directors Guild of America indicate that only 7% of working film directors are women. The AFI DWW can proudly claim that 25% of its alumna have secured professional directing credits since participating in the program.
