Screening as part of the 2025 South Asian Film Festival. Purchase a Series Pass to receive discounted admission to all 5 South Asian Film Festival programs, plus priority seating!

Featuring a pre-film Science on Screen presentation with Dr. Laura Brattain from the University of Central Florida’s Institute of Artificial Intelligence on biomedical artificial intelligence and the challenges of medical data annotation in AI applications. 

Southeast Premiere!

Winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature at the 2025 IFFLA, Aranya Sahay’s captivating debut focuses on Nehma, a tribal woman who returns to her Jharkhand village post-divorce with her children. To sustain her family, she becomes a data annotator, a role reflecting the real-life involvement of many Adivasi women in India’s burgeoning AI industry.

This unique film weaves a story about the significant yet often unrecognized contributions of women from rural backgrounds in India undertaking meticulous data labeling tasks foundational to the development of AI, while emphasizing the critical yet overlooked role these communities play in shaping technological futures. By empathetically exploring how the lived experiences of data annotators can influence AI biases, this timely and extraordinary drama offers a nuanced exploration of identity, technology, and empowerment, prompting viewers to reconsider AI’s ethical dimensions and its impact on marginalized communities.

Please note, there are no Enzian Film Society Member discounts or table reservations for South Asian Film Festival films.

About the speaker: Laura Brattain, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, with secondary faculty appointments in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, where her doctoral research focused on ultrasound-guided surgical robots designed for minimally invasive, beating-heart procedure. Dr. Brattain’s research blends biomedical artificial intelligence (AI), medical ultrasound and surgical robotics. Her work emphasizes the integration of real-time AI systems, from powerful cloud computing to lightweight edge AI embedded in smart devices. She is motivated by a passion for healthcare innovation, aiming to develop real-time diagnostic assistants and enhance minimally invasive procedures for better clinical decision support in diverse care environments. Dr. Brattain is a part of UCF’s newly announced Institute of Artificial Intelligence, a bold, university-wide initiative to unite renowned faculty experts who are advancing AI across disciplines and across multiple colleges — enhancing students’ educational experiences, as well as driving discovery that positively impacts industry, the economy and society.