Holy Curse
Snigdha Kapoor
India, 2024, 16 min.
In Hindi and English with English subtitles.
During a visit to India, 11-year-old Radha grapples with their gender identity as their family subjects them to manipulative orthodox rituals, believing these will dispel an ancestral curse affecting Radha’s thoughts.
Category: Drama, Short.
Themes: Culture, Family, Women, World Cinema, Gender identity, LGBTQIA.
Thursday, April 10
The Screening Room
6:00pm
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