MANAM Director: Balaji M. 2015 |13 min | Tamil with EST | India | Narrative Short | MUMBAI PREMIERE | IN COMPETITION Priyanka and Ramya, two transwomen,live together as independent individuals, despite societal challenges. Priyanka’s one persistent wish it to be a mother, as she feels only being a mother completes her womanhood.
ANY OTHER DAY Director: Srikant Ananthkrishnan, Vikrant Dhote 2015 | 12 min | English, Hindi, Marathi with EST | India | Narrative Short MUMBAI PREMIERE | IN COMPETITION It’s just another day in Kabir and Arnav’s life. But in the name of safety, two police officers take it upon themselves to create a spectacle of the young men’s private and intimate relationship.
THE THRESHOLD
(Daaravtha)
Director: Nishant Roy Bombarde 2015 | 30 min | Hindi, Marathi with EST | India | Narrative Short MUMBAI PREMIERE | IN COMPETITION An adolescent Pankaj is discovering his sexuality. Torn between a patriarchal Indian upbringing full of gender-stereotypes and his natural urge to identify with the opposite gender, he finds an opportunity to express his desires within the bounds of cultural ethos.
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