Amar nam Salma . Call Me Salma
Verzio FF Submission Duration: 00:54:00 The film follows Salma, a 16-year-old Hijra and transgender individual, who leaves her family and village, and moves into the hustle and bustle of city life in search of an identity, a new family and above all, a sense of acceptance. Emotionally torn between h...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Bengali |
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Upside Television
2009
France |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:2a221b62-4e56-4a53-acd9-278a1152e231 |
| Summary: | Verzio FF Submission
Duration: 00:54:00
The film follows Salma, a 16-year-old Hijra and transgender individual, who leaves her family and village, and moves into the hustle and bustle of city life in search of an identity, a new family and above all, a sense of acceptance. Emotionally torn between her youth and her desire to be a woman, Salma decides to return to her village and face events that force her to question the preconceived notions of gender. |
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| Published: | 2009 |