Wicked Queer 40
US PREMIERE
Neela Nira Sooriyan
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
THROWBACK FROM
2023
BLUE SUNSHINE
Neela Nira Sooriyan
Tuesday
Apr 9
@
7:30 pm
Wicked Queer 40
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
BLUE SUNSHINE
Tuesday
,
Apr 9
@
7:30 pm
Wicked Queer 40
US PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
BLUE SUNSHINE
Tuesday
Apr 9
@
7:30 pm
Coolidge Corner Theater
With
in person.
Aravind, a high school teacher, wants to transition from male to female while working for a school in a small town in South India. Aravind’s parents do not know that Aravind is already taking hormone treatment for the transition. When his parents force a marriage upon him due to their financial situation, Aravind gains courage under pressure. He starts to live as a woman named Bhanu with his friend Haritha's help. The school administration creates problems by not acknowledging Bhanu as a woman. As Bhanu struggles to find happiness after transition, she meets a student Karthik who is being bullied by his classmates for his feminine demeanor. Unable to withstand the bullying, Karthik retaliates by wearing makeup and nail polish to school. The school administration blames Bhanu for all the problems. How Karthik and Bhanu deal with the problems form the rest of the story.
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Aravind, a high school teacher, wants to transition from male to female while working for a school in a small town in South India. Aravind’s parents do not know that Aravind is already taking hormone treatment for the transition. When his parents force a marriage upon him due to their financial situation, Aravind gains courage under pressure. He starts to live as a woman named Bhanu with his friend Haritha's help. The school administration creates problems by not acknowledging Bhanu as a woman. As Bhanu struggles to find happiness after transition, she meets a student Karthik who is being bullied by his classmates for his feminine demeanor. Unable to withstand the bullying, Karthik retaliates by wearing makeup and nail polish to school. The school administration blames Bhanu for all the problems. How Karthik and Bhanu deal with the problems form the rest of the story.
This is a story written, directed, and acted in by an Indian, trans woman, Samyuktha Vijayan. She is a vulnerable and brave storyteller, weaving a story of a trans woman publically transitioning in a small town in India.
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