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# Project Description Dowry Darlings Shruti Gola Summary Final work Multidisciplinary art director that aims for story telling & problem solving through integral brand value systems while prioritizing authentic cultural representation for better futures. Specializing in research and ideation to curate design languages with strong visual aesthetics and communication. Drawing inspiration fueled by an eye for fashion, films and collaboration with new people. Multidisciplinary art director that aims for story telling & problem solving through in... College London College of Communication Course MA Design for Art Direction Graduation year 2025 Dowry Darlings is a short music video exploring the intergenerational trauma embedded within South Asian marriages and how it's evolving in newer marriages today; a cycle of silence, sacrifice, and survival passed down through women. Framed through the female gaze, the film reimagines traditional rituals of beauty and adornment as acts of quiet rebellion. It depicts the way newer generations learn to design their own relationships and find solidarity within systems that contain them. It questions the dowry system and the romanticisation of suffering, envisioning a world where women help each other unlearn obedience and reauthor their own narratives of love, loss, and liberation. Final work View Gallery View Gallery Dowry Darlings Music Video View the official video here : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1crDNEcnElxYUqvRSSxtKzg3rU-2G_Hm8/view?usp=share_link Research and process View Gallery View Gallery Share this project Dowry Darlings is a short music video exploring the intergenerational trauma embedded within South Asian marriages and how it's evolving in newer marriages today; a cycle of silence, sacrifice, and survival passed down through women. Framed through the female gaze, the f... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard
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