Printing Machine is a 2016 video produced by Culture Machine, starring Indian actress Kalki Koechlin, that talks about the approach of media and society towards the crimes against women. [1] The five-minute video was released on YouTube and feature a poem titled Printing Machine. [2] [3] The poem was written and performed by Koechlin and directed by Akanksha Seda. The music of the video was given by Ankur Shrivastava and the creative team included Joyna M Sequeira, Apurva Gabhe, Anissa Alia Malhotra, Disha Anand, and Mehul Vadodaria. [4]
The video was met with rave reviews from critics. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The video focuses on the coverage of crimes against women and how the media tackles the issues relating these crimes. [9]
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