| I Am Sirat | |
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| Directed by | Deepa Mehta Sirat Taneja |
| Starring | Sirat Taneja |
| Edited by | Kabir Singh Chowdhry |
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| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | Canada India |
| Language | Punjabi |
I Am Sirat is a Canadian-Indian documentary film, directed by Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja and slated for release in 2023. The film profiles Taneja, a transgender woman in New Delhi, India, who is navigating a complex reality as she lives and works as a woman in her professional career and as a social media personality, while still holding the familial responsibilities of a son, rather than a daughter, in her relationship with her widowed mother.
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
Reception
CBC picked up the documentary and will air it on March 3, 2024.
References
- Pat Mullen, "Deepa Mehta Doc I Am Sirat Joins TIFF Line-up". Point of View, August 10, 2021.
- ^ Aashna Shah, "TIFF 2023: Collaborative Masterpiece ‘I Am Sirat’ By Sirat Taneja And Deepa Mehta To Premiere At The Film Festival". ET Canada, August 10, 2023.
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- 2023 films
- 2023 documentary films
- 2023 LGBTQ-related films
- Canadian LGBTQ-related documentary films
- Indian LGBTQ-related documentary films
- Films directed by Deepa Mehta
- Transgender-related documentary films
- Films about trans women
- 2020s Punjabi-language films
- 2020s Canadian films
- 2020s Indian films
- 2020s Canadian film stubs
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