NYWIFT is proud to co-present with Film Forum an in-person screening of Girls Will Be Girls!
Date: Monday, September 16, 2024
Time: 8:00pm ET
Location: Film Forum, 209 West Houston St. west of 6th Ave (map & directions)
*Use discount code NYWIFTXFF for two discounts $13 tickets to all screenings of GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS at Film Forum. (Note that the code must be submitted before any tickets are added to checkout)
About the Film
16-year-old Mira crashes headfirst into teenage love, her country’s oppression of female sexual agency, and her own mother’s stifled desires in this stellar debut feature from Shuchi Talati that won the World Cinema Audience Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Runtime: 118 minutes, followed by Q&A
Panelists
Shuchi Talati is a filmmaker from India whose work challenges dominant narratives around gender, sexuality, and South Asian identity. Her feature film, GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, premiered in competition at Sundance where it won an Audience Award and a Special Jury Award. The film has been a recipient of Aide Aux Cinémas du Monde and Sørfond grants, and the ArteKINO and VFF Talent Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market. It has also been selected for Gotham Week, Berlinale Script Station and Cine Qua Non Script Lab. Her short film, Period Piece, about an afternoon of period sex, was selected for SXSW. Mae and Ash won numerous awards before becoming a Vimeo Staff Pick. Shuchi is an alum of Berlinale Talents, and her work has also been recognized by the New York State Council for the Arts and Région Île-de-France. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute. She lives in NYC and is a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, the Bitchitra Collective and the Freelance Solidarity Project.
Co-presented with:
Film Forum
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NYWIFT programs, screenings and events are supported, in part, by grants from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
