Gauri Adelkar

Ismat, a single mother and undocumented seamstress in New York City, finds herself at a crossroads between morality and self-interest.

While taking care of her elderly employer, Rosa, an in-home caregiver, awaits news on her ailing mother who’s in another country and struggles to send her a gift that might fill Rosa’s absence.

Ismat, a single mother and undocumented seamstress in New York City, finds herself at a crossroads between morality and self-interest.

While taking care of her elderly employer, Rosa, an in-home caregiver, awaits news on her ailing mother who’s in another country and struggles to send her a gift that might fill Rosa’s absence.

While taking care of her elderly employer, Rosa, an in-home caregiver, awaits news on her ailing mother who’s in another country and struggles to send her a gift that might fill Rosa’s absence.