Dreaming & Coping with Covid
Lockdown prompted Wilma to finally follow her dreams and start her own business - an Indian & Indo-Western fashion boutique for South Asian women.
When she first migrated to Australia, she gave up her profession as a teacher, fearing that she would be taken seriously by students in a foreign country. She eventually took a job that met her needs practically and financially but never vocationally. She "settled".
Lockdown opened the door to becoming an entrepreneur, and she's only just starting.
Filmed by her daughter and our wonderful director, Sneha, this short documentary follows Wilma's conversation with a family member over a video call, letting us in her world full of dreams, grit, and ambition, layered up with the bittersweet sadness of having to prove herself harder than ever.
Watch now.
Written and directed by Sneha Lees for our ongoing series, 'Coping with Covid'.
‘Coping with COVID' is a multimedia series funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. Through this project, we aim to highlight the mental, physical, social and financial recovery of South Asians in Australia post-lockdowns. Follow the hashtag #CopingWithCovid below for more.