A COUP (2021)

WRITER | DIRECTOR | EDITOR

Short Film, 12 mins, 2021
"Char Chaukay Bees" fellowship by Olomopolo Media, funded by the Norwegian Embassy for LGBTQI narratives.

Set in 1983, a young girl, Alina confides in her psychiatrist about her sexual identity. Unaware of her psychiatrist's conservative approach, she is taken aback when her parents show up for an intervention to cure Alina's 'illness'.

FESTIVALS

Seoul International PRIDE Film Festival / Asia Pride Section / South Korea / 2021 / Official Selection Queer International Film Festival / Best Short Film / Clermont-Ferrand, France / 2022 / Semi-Finalist Hummingbird Int’l Film Festival / LGBTQ+ Section / India / 2021 / Official Selection Divvy Film Festival / Short Film / Pakistan / 2021 / Official Selection Diorama Int’l Film Festival / Shorts Competition / India / 2021 / Official Selection Indie Meme Film Festival / LGBTQ+ Shorts Program - Reaching For Love / Austin, Texas / 2022 / Official Selection