Mahila matinee – A Festival of Films Made by Women was organised by the Madhya Pradesh Mahila Manch in Bhopal on 31 January to 1 February 2009 at the Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal.
Seven Under Construction films were screened at the festival, which were very well received:
Beyond the Wheel by Rajula Shah,
Hot Off the Press by Bishakha Dutta,
Sundari: an actor prepares by Madhushree Datta,
Autumn’s Final Country by Sonia Jabbar,
Tales from the Margins by Kavita Joshi , and
Q2P by Paromita Vohra.
Magic Lantern Foundation also helped in the curation and helped in procuring the film Portraits of Belonging – Sagira Begum by Sameera Jain.
Under Construction also had a display at the festival which got a huge response and was much appreciated by participants and audience.