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Lone LGBTQ film at 55th Iffi takes audience on a journey of resilience and pride - Times of India
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The backbone of the film is the mother Valli, who enables her daughter to live her life on her own terms despite being a single mother herself."<div class="last5brdiv"></div><br>Hoping that the perception of society will change towards trans people, the debutante director said, “We showed the film to senior LGBTQ activists and many trans people to get their feedback, and they were amazed by the positivity shown in the film. That was a huge morale booster for me. They also want this film to have a social impact, and we are planning to do an impact campaign around this film in India as well as the United States, which I hope will create a positive wave in the mainstream media for trans people.”<div class="last3brdiv"></div><br><br>Earning accolades across film festivals, the documentary film has won Sher Vancouver Award for Best LGBTQ+ Film at the International South Asian Film Festival in Canada this year. It has also been screened and appreciated by the audience at many festivals worldwide, like the 64th Krakow Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival 2024, International South Asian Film Festival Canada 2024 and many more.<br></div></div></arttextxml><div class="photogallery34"></div></div></div></div><!--Server: 55--><script data-domain-script="c4da41da-1e22-4088-b5ac-5c8293819628" charset="UTF-8" type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> var setOneTrustCookie = function(name, value, domainName, days){ if(!!domainName){ var domain = ";domain="+domainName; } if(!!days){ //Below variable is one day time in mili seconds. var _oneDayinMS = 24*60*60*1000; var d = new Date(); d.setTime(d.getTime() + (days*_oneDayinMS)); var expires = ";expires="+d.toUTCString(); } document.cookie = name+"=" +value + ( ( expires ) ? expires : '' ) + ( ( domain ) ? domain : '' ) + ";path=/"; }; var optOutCookieName = "optout"; var optOutCookieAge = 365; 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