The Market delves into the world of human kidney trafficking, from the point-of-view of a Canadian woman who needs a kidney, an impoverished mother from an Indian slum, and the go-betweens that broker the deals. The Market takes us into the dark corners of the kidney trade, exploring the bioethics of transplant tourism, and the decisions people can live with when lives are at stake.
Meet the Filmmakers
Rama Rau is a writer-director who trained in films on one of the largest film sets in Mumbai, India. Now based in Toronto, Canada, her passion is to make films and create content that are crosscultural and examine "the extraordinariness of ordinary lives." Rama’s films include The Market (2010), My Life With Me (2010), A Day in the Life of Vij's (2009), Losing My Religion (2008) and Fingers of Fire (2006.) Rama won the Tom Shoebridge Screenwriting Award, the Filmmaker of the Year award by the Toronto Business Forum, and was named a Quebecor Fellow of DOC, Toronto.
Producer Ed Barreveld has been making films since 1986 when he joined the National Film Board of Canada’s Ontario Studio. He has been an independent producer since 1996, focusing on point-of-view, auteur-driven documentaries. Since 2004, Barreveld has been the sole principal of Storyline Entertainment, the company he co-founded in 2000 for the company's inaugural release, Aftermath: The Remnants of War. Barreveld's award-winning films have been broadcast globally and shown at major international festivals such as Hot Docs, IDFA and the Toronto International Film Festival.
Read TVO Producer Michael Lehan's blog about The Market
