Synopsis

Inés, a Spanish artist, lives in India and stumbles upon Sultana's Dream, a science fiction story written by Rokeya Hossain in 1905. It describes Ladyland, a utopia in which women rule the country while men live in seclusion and are responsible for household chores. Fascinated by the story, Inés embarks on a journey across the country to search for the one place where women can live in peace.

Isabel Herguera

Isabel Herguera was born in San Sebastian, Spain. She graduated from the California Institute of the Arts, and worked for several animation studios in Los Angeles. Her films have been shown at festivals like Rotterdam, Ann Arbor, Annecy and Huesca, among others. She teaches at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, India, and at the China Central Academy of Arts (CAFA) in Beijing. Currently she is working on a project inspired by a 1905 Indian feminist science-fiction tale.