SYNOPSIS

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.

Original Title: Girls Will Be Girls Countries: India, France, USA, Norway Year: 2024 Ratio: 1,50:1 Sound: 5.1 Length: 118 min Languages: English, Hindi

BIOGRAPHY

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 is her first feature. 

FILMOGRAPHY

Girls Will Be Girls - 2024

A Period Piece - Short Film - 2019

Mae and Ash - Short Film - 2013

CREW

Director and Screenwriter: Shuchi Talati DOP: Jih-E Peng Art Director: Avyakta Kapur 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

CAST

Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, Kesav Binoy Kiron

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Sundance - World Cinema Dramatic Competition - Audience Award, Special Jury Award for Acting - 2024

Göteborg Film Festival - International Competition - 2024

SXSW - Festival Favorites - 2024

Sofia International Film Festival - Competition - Best Director - 2024

Cleveland International Film Festival - International Narrative Competition - 2024

Istanbul Film Festival - No More Flowers - 2024

TIFF Next Wave Film Festival - 2024

Miami Film Festival - 2024

Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival - Little Women - 2024

Seattle International Film Festival - 2024

Biarritz Film Festival Nouvelles Vagues - International Competition - Grand Prix - 2024

Transilvania International Film Festival - International Competition - Transylvania Trophy - 2024

International Film Festival Tofifest - Competition - 2024

Karlovy Vary Iff - 2024

Durban International Film Festival - 2024

Atlantida Mallorca Film Festival - Competition - 2024

Lucca Film Festival - Feature Film Competition - 2024

29th BUSAN International Film Festival - Special Program in Focus - Teen Spirit, Teen Movie - 2024

Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival - Expectations - 2024

Mami Mumbai Film Festival - South Asia Competition- 2024

Cinecitta International Film Festival - Competition - 2024

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - New Talents Award competition - 2024

Tokyo FILMeX - Tokyo FILMeX Competition - 2024

El Gouna Film Festival - Feature Narrative Competiton - Bronze Star for Narrative Film - 2024

Hainan Island International Film Festival - Golden Coconut Award for Best Actress for Preeti Panigrahi - 2024

Shuchi Talati

Writer-Director