In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance; but her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself.
- Sundance Film Festival – World Cinema Dramatic Competition – Audience Award, Special Jury Award for Acting
- Göteborg Film Festival – International Competition
- SXSW – Festival Favorites
- Sofia International Film Festival – Competition – Best Director
- Istanbul Film Festival – No More Flowers
- TIFF Next Wave Film Festival
- Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues – International Competition – Grand Prix
- Transilvania International Film Festival – International Competition – Transylvania Trophy
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- Durban International Film Festival
- Busan International Film Festival – Special Program in Focus – Teen Spirit, Teen Movie
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival – Expectations
- MAMI Mumbai Film Festival – South Asian Competition
- El Gouna Film Festival – Feature Narrative Competition – Bronze Star for Narrative Film
- Hainan Island International Film Festival – Golden Coconut Award for Best Actress for Preeti Panigrahi
Shuchi Talati is a filmmaker from India whose work challenges dominant narratives around female sexuality, gender, and South Asian identity. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute and has directed several awards-winning shorts. "Girls Will Be Girls" (Sundance 2024) is her first feature.
- Girls Will Be Girls – 2024
- A Period Piece – 2019 – Short film
- Mae and Ash – 2013 – Short film
Preeti Panigrahi
Kani Kusruti
Kesav Binoy Kiran
Screenwriter: Shuchi Talati
DOP: Jih-E Peng
Editor: Amrita David
Costume Design: Shaahid Amir
Sound: Prasenjit Das, Colin Favre-Bulle, Carole Verner, Laure Arto
Music: Pierre Oberkampf, Sneha Khanwalkar
Production: Dolce Vita Films, Pushing Buttons Studio, Crawling Angels Films
Coproduction: Hummel Films, Cinema Inutile, Blink Digital, Arte Cofinova
World Sales: Luxbox
