2024
Short Documentary(United States Premiere)

Amma’s Pride

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.

Screenings

Virtual

August 3 – August 5
August 1 – August 3

Directors Spotlight

A black-and-white picture of a young man named Shiva Krish standing against a plain white background. He is captured from the waist up, wearing a dark, long-sleeved button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He has short, neatly styled hair and wears round glasses. He has a slight beard and a friendly smile with his hands positioned in front of him, holding a mobile phone.

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

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