Amma's Pride
India2024documentary20'International Short Competition
Srija, a transgender woman from a small town in the south of India, is trying to get her marriage recognised. Unfortunately, her fight for justice, the media’s interest and the inconsideration of many people overshadow her relationship. But even when the problems start to mount, Srija can still count on the unconditional support of her mother. Her partner, Arun, is less fortunate as his family is pressuring him into ending his relationship with Srija. When they finally manage to legalise their marriage, they are not yet aware that the real fight for their relationship has just begun.
- directed by
- Shiva KrishQ&A guest
He began his career as an assistant director on the Tamil feature film "Oru Naal Iravil." Volunteering during the Chennai floods of 2015 connected him with several local nonprofits, which in turn sparked his interest in documentaries. After that, he made short documentaries on demonetization in India and schizophrenia in collaboration with nonprofits. He was the first assistant director in the acclaimed Amazon Prime documentary series 'Harmony with A.R. Rahman.' 'Amma's Pride' is his first independent documentary short, and he hopes to direct narrative films soon.
- cinematography
- M. S. Naveen Kumar, Venkat Ramanan C. S., Kishore Ramachandran
- music
- Karthikeya Murthy
- editing
- Venkat Ramanan C. S., Shiva Krish
- production
- Chithra Jeyaram, Shiva Krish, D'Lo
- Photo
