About Another Day in Paradise
In a world where survival is a fleeting privilege, Another Day in Paradise unveils the brutal yet unspoken realities of a sex worker’s life. Set against a backdrop of coercion, violence, and exploitation, the film follows Prom, a confident yet battle-worn woman navigating a world that profits from her pain. With every encounter, she is forced to negotiate power, safety, and dignity while trapped in an endless cycle of oppression.
Told through atmospheric visuals and immersive storytelling, the Chekhovian-inspired film doesn’t romanticise or offer salvation. Instead, it challenges perceptions, forcing audiences to witness the endurance and humanity of those often ignored by society. A raw and unsettling portrayal of survival, Another Day in Paradise is an unflinching statement on the cost of resilience in a world designed to break the vulnerable.
CREDITS
Producer, Director and Actor: Promita Banerjee
Sound: Alec Seymour
Elie Benhiyoun as the Pimp
Enuk Souer as the Customer
Laia Oliva as the Assistant Camera
About the Filmmaker
Promita Banerjee, an Indian author turned filmmaker, transitioned from the world of words to the language of cinema with a passion for storytelling that transcends mediums. Her journey led her to the New York Film Academy, where she honed her craft of film making, where she felt compelled to tell stories of a disparate world. She is passionate about life, people, culture and history. Through her travels, she captures stories that need to be told for people to remember lessons. While in NYC, she collaborated with filmmakers who believe in sharing emotions through film, creating powerful stories. The partnership is a celebration of culture, vulnerability, and the universal human experience.
More from the Filmmaker:
As a twenty year old, I had worked with sex workers to help educate children in the red light areas of Sonagachi for a short while. One of the most heartbreaking lessons I learned was the impossibility of evading the circumstances. They simply adapted and became resilient. One particular woman who was merely in her early twenties once told me, “I once belonged to a good family, but then I trusted a stranger more than my family. Look at the retribution of fate.”
A beautiful woman from Purulia (West Bengal) found her way to the red light faced sextortion, severe physical abuse and in a very poor mental state. Being a student of psychology (child psychology) who worked with the children. She and I formed a passive friendship, but the stigma of being associated with a NOSHTO MAYEN (fallen girl) made me recoil.
A guilt I still carry in my heart, albeit defined me as a woman who became apologetic and fierce. Another Day in Paradise is my tribute to that woman who helped me become a woman of substance. To her I owe. I personally play her character named after my own, to felicitate her in my little way that a forty-seven year old Promita can.
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