8. EXT. OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE
8. EXT. OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE

Mohammed has stopped his bike next to the girl and Pari jumps off and goes over and talks to her. Pari comes back to Mohammed, she has a flier in her hand that one of the nuns has handed to her. She jumps on the bike and they take off.

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8. ANIKA'S HOUSE, LIVINGROOM
8. ANIKA'S HOUSE, LIVINGROOM

The girls walk slowly inside. They see the back of Anika’s FATHER as he is walking back and forth across the living room floor. Her MOTHER is sitting in the couch holding DIYA'S hand. Diya is crying. Anika looks surprised at her sister. Pari stops in the doorway. ANIKA Diya...what are you doing here?

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8. EXT. OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE
8. EXT. OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE

Mohammed has stopped his bike next to the girl and Pari jumps off and goes over and talks to her. Pari comes back to Mohammed, she has a flier in her hand that one of the nuns has handed to her. She jumps on the bike and they take off.

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The Ticket - short film in development.

Winning the lottery is Pari’s only chance to escape her tragic future with her abusive uncle.

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​Life passes and life continues in this dramatic short film with the underlaying comment on rape of young Indian girls and the Indian governments sterilization program.