I Am Sirat
2023 Canadian documentary film by Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja
- September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14) (TIFF)
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I Am Sirat is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja and slated for release in 2023.[1] The film profiles Taneja, a transgender woman in New Delhi, India, who is navigating a complex reality as she lives and works as a woman in her professional career and as a social media personality, while still holding the familial responsibilities of a son, rather than a daughter, in her relationship with her widowed mother.[2]
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
Reception
CBC picked up the documentary and will air it on March 3, 2024.
References
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Deepa Mehta Doc I Am Sirat Joins TIFF Line-up". Point of View, August 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Aashna Shah, "TIFF 2023: Collaborative Masterpiece ‘I Am Sirat’ By Sirat Taneja And Deepa Mehta To Premiere At The Film Festival". ET Canada, August 10, 2023.
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Films directed by Deepa Mehta
- Martha, Ruth and Edie (1988)
- Sam & Me (1991)
- Camilla (1994)
- Fire (1996)
- Earth (1998)
- Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)
- The Republic of Love (2003)
- Water (2005)
- Heaven on Earth (2008)
- Cooking with Stella (2009)
- Midnight's Children (2012)
- Beeba Boys (2015)
- Anatomy of Violence (2016)
- Funny Boy (2020)
- At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch (1975)
- The Forgotten Woman (2008)
- Mostly Sunny (2016)
- I Am Sirat (2023)
- Elements trilogy
- Hamilton-Mehta Productions
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