Barefoot Empress (2021)
There is no expiration date on dreams
A 96-year-old woman in a Kerala village pursues her lifelong dream of getting an education. Having never gone to school, she must start at the beginning...first grade.
- Date of release
- 2021-07-15
- Runtime
- 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Vikas Khanna
Casting
- Karthyayani Amma — Self
Interesting facts
Barefoot Empress is an Indo-American short documentary film directed by Vikas Khanna. The film depicts the life story of a woman in India who enrolls in first grade at the age of 96. The film is co-produced by Oscar nominated Doug Roland and Deepak Chopra serves as an executive producer.
Production history
Karthyayani Amma's story caught director Vikas Khanna's attention via a tweet in 2018. Hearing the first-hand account of her life inspired the making of Barefoot Empress.
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