Unbidden Voices
1989, English. Directed by Prajna Paramita Parasher & Deb Ellis.
This experimental documentary examines the life of Manjula Joshi, an Indian woman from the Punjab who works 12 hours a day making poori bread at a Chicago restaurant. Employing competing words, images, and text, the work addresses women’s roles in traditional culture, the value of women’s labor, the exploitation of immigrant women, and the experience of immigration.
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- 0h 32m
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Unbidden Voices runs 32 minutes (0h 32m).
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Unbidden Voices isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 February 1989. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Unbidden Voices?
Unbidden Voices (1989) was directed by Prajna Paramita Parasher and Deb Ellis.