Special Presentations
Documentary Special Presentation
I AM SIRAT
Director: Deepa Mehta, Sirat Taneja
87 min | 2023 | India, Canada | Punjabi
Caught between duty and self-determination, Sirat Taneja is a transgender woman who must act as her mother’s son when at home in New Delhi, but can be the woman she really is with her friends and at work with the Government of India. A collaboration between director Deepa Mehta and Sirat, the film has been constructed around Sirat’s lens. Shot on smartphones, Sirat controls her narrative and makes it accessible to us.
Narrative Special Presentation
KUCH SAPNEY APNE (Dreams Such As Ours)
Director: Sridhar Rangayan
120 min | 2024 | India, Sweden | Hindi, English
Kartik & Aman’s relationship is tested when one of them has a fling which leads to a domestic spat. Kartik’s parents’ relationship breaks apart when Damodar and Vasudha have a tiff. Will these two couples be ever able resolve their differences? Will their relationships stand the test of time?
Kuch Sapney Apne is a sensitive heartwarming film about relationships, queer or not, and what happens when relationships are challenged by uncomfortable truths.
