Five sexworkers - four women and one man - along with the
filmmaker/narrator embark on a journey of storytelling. The Tales of
the Nightfairies explores the power of collective organizing and
resistance while reflecting upon contemporary debates around sexwork.
The simultaneously expansive and labyrinthine city of Calcutta forms
the backdrop for the personal and musical journey of stories.

The film attempts to represent the struggles and aspirations of
thousands of sexworkers who constitute the DMSC (Durbar Mahila
Samanwyay Committee or the Durbar Women's Collaborative Committee).
An initiative that emerged from the Shonagachi HIV/AIDS Intervention
Project, DMSC is a collective of men, women and transgendered
sexworkers. DMSC demands decriminalization of adult sex work and the
right to form a trade union.

(The Documentary has been produced with the support of The Centre for
Feminist Legal Research & MamaCash)