EXCLUSIVE: Adler & Associates Entertainment has acquired Aneek Chaudhuri’s feature documentary The Place Once Known as Earth and We, Homo Sapiens .

The film, from The Zebras director Chaudhuri, is billed as “a daring exploration of the intersection of religion, patriarchy, and gender oppression in India.” According to Chaudhuri, it “unearths how rituals, customs, and cultural double standards—often sanctified in the name of faith—perpetuate misogyny across generations.”

Arthouse director Chaudhuri has explored rural rituals and urban issues, with testimony from musicians, journalists, theatre practitioners, psychologists and citizens.

“ The Place Once Known as Earth and We, Homo Sapiens is a mirror to a civilization where divine femininity is celebrated on pedestals while real wo

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