Are You Going to School Today?

About the film

The film takes us to rural government schools in the predominantly tribal district of Dungarpur in southern Rajasthan. We see children coming from difficult contexts with very limited material resources, absentee fathers and younger siblings to look after. How do teachers respond to this situation? How do they bring children to school and try to create an environment in which they are motivated to learn? Even as the film observes the efforts of teachers, it explores the fragile relationship of children with schools. It seems that every day the question needs to be asked anew, "Are you going to school today?"