India's First Best Trans Model Agency

JOIN US IN THE PINK SCREENING ROOM for an emotionally charged journey, following the extraordinary story of Rudrani Chettri and her friends from baby blessings, red light districts and dazzling Hindu festivals to the glamorous world of photoshoots, designers, hair and make-up, lights and electrifying action.

We discover the transgender trans - Hijra community of Delhi as they set about creating India’s first ever trans modelling agency and an extravagant, paradigm-shifting, catwalk event.

Far from a bleak story of suffering and discrimination, this film explores the world of India’s ‘third gender’ (Hijra) in a positive way, full of laughter, drama, excitement, and pathos. We discover a complex world where traditional Hindu values clash with modern human rights. We immerse ourselves in unfamiliar places but find identifiable stories of love and loss, hope and poverty, beauty, glamour, and catwalk glory. 

FILM INFORMATION

• Director/s: Ila Mehrotra
• Film Duration: 70 mins
• Age Rating: 12A
• Language: Hindi and English

*Content Guidance: Positive, proud, gender, presentation

(Booking fee will be donated by Skiddle to Manchester Pride Charity, along with profits from SCENE ticket sales, to support LGBTQIA+ people in Manchester)

The YES: PINK SCREENING ROOM is a space at SCENE dedicated to showcasing the best features and shorts of the year alongside Q&As and panels from the top LGBTQ+ creatives behind them - with a focus on championing new and upcoming film makers and subjects from the all part of the LGBTQIA community. This screening is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network.