BREAKING THE CIRCLE

Al Jazeera

Director:
Leona Chaliha

Producer:
Hugh Hartford

Year
2022

British-Assamese filmmaker Leona Chaliha travels back to Assam in northeast India to explore the question of what it’s like to grow up in India after the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

India has one of the world’s youngest populations, and it's these young people who will live with the consequences of the CAA - a nationwide billion person review of every Indian's citizenship. As she travels back to Assam and meets a group of young people along the way, Chaliha witnesses the results of identity politics at play.