Screenings
Amma’s Pride chronicles Valli’s trials and tribulations as she watches her trans daughter, Srija, fall in love, marry and fight for state recognition of her marriage in a traditional small town in South India. When societal pressures push Srija’s marriage to the edge, Valli clings to the hope of a miracle.
Directors Spotlight
Shiva Krish
Director
He began his career as an assistant director on the Tamil feature film “Oru Naal Iravil.” Volunteering during the Chennai floods of 2015 connected him with several local nonprofits, which in turn sparked his interest in documentaries. After that, he made short documentaries on demonetization in India and schizophrenia in collaboration with nonprofits. He was the first assistant director in the acclaimed Amazon Prime documentary series ‘Harmony with A.R. Rahman.’ ‘Amma’s Pride’ is his first independent documentary short, and he hopes to direct narrative films soon.
- Runtime 20 minutes
- Country India
- Language Tamil
- Director Shiva Krish
- Cinematographer NAVEEN KUMAR M.S., VENKAT RAMANAN C.S., KISHORE RAMACHANDRAN
- Co Producer VENKAT RAMANAN C.S.
- Composer KARTHIKEYA MURTHY
- Editor VENKAT RAMANAN C.S., SHIVA KRISH
- Producer CHITHRA JEYARAM, D’LO, SHIVA KRISH
- Sound Design HARI PRASAD M.A.
- Premiere United States
