Panaji, Nov 22 : Actress Judith Rodriguez Today said that there was a need for more women coming out and telling stories from their own point of view.

”We need more and more women to come out and tell stories from their own point of view,” she said, while addressing the media at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.

Judith, who is also writer, director and producer, said women filmmakers and technicians should come forward and use the strong and effective platform of cinema to narrate their stories to the world.

“It is beautiful to have the liberty to create how we want to see things in the world,” she said.

She also spoke about the power of films and filmmaking and the immense possibility of changing the world for better, through art.

She said it was inspiring to see women playing different roles professionally in the changing world – be it a camera person, journalist or anything else.

“You people inspire us and in turn we inspire you with our films,” she remarked.

Judith said while filming Rafaela, she could watch from close angles the misery of people who had to live in the margins of society: people picking garbage from the dumpsters for re-selling and thus to feed their family.

“This scene was an eye opener in my life. It made me a better human being and even changed me as a person,” she said.

She also expressed concern about children who had to undergo such hardships at a very early age in their life and how it impacts them as a human being as they grow up.

“People are not bad. They are the consequence of their circumstances,” she noted.

‘Rafaela’ is a film from the Dominican Republic – based on a story of a young girl from the Caribbean slums.
The 93 minute Spanish language was screened at IFFI in the World Panorama category on Sunday.(UNI)