2024 Iris Prize

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We follow Kusum, a trans girl on a series of dates with boys; As they find themselves trying to straddle the line of respecting her boundaries and expressing themselves and failing at it most of the time.

DIRECTOR:

Bonita Rajpurohit

PRODUCER:

Jyotsana Rajpurohit, Dhruv Solanki (1719 Film Factory) & Neeraj Churi 9Lotus Visual Productions)

WRITER:

Bonita Rajpurohit

RELEASE YEAR:

2024

India, 18 mins

Dilynwn Kusum, merch draws, ar gyfres o ddȇts gyda bechgyn, wrth iddyn nhw gael eu hunain yn ceisio pontio’r llinell o barchu ei ffiniau a mynegi eu hunain a methu arno y rhan fwyaf o’r amser.

Mainly known as ‘Kullu’ in Dibakar Banerjee’s LSD2, Bonita Rajpurohit was born and raised in Rajasthan. In 2020, she joined 1719 Film Factory, where she began working as an editor, assistant director and actor on a feature film it’s all in your head directed by Dhruv Solanki.The film is now streaming on GudSho.com.

Fe’i hadnabyddir yn bennaf fel ‘Kullu’ yn LSD2 gan Dibakar Banerjee, a ganwyd a magwyd Bonita Rajpurohityn Rajasthan.  Yn 2020, ymunodd â 1719 Film Factory, lle dechreuodd weithio fel golygydd, cyfarwyddwr cynorthwyol ac actor ar ffilm nodwedd it’s all in your head wedi’i chyfarwyddo gan Dhruv Solanki. Mae’r ffilm bellach yn ffrydio ar GudSho.com.

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