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There’s space for every story, every voice
Updated On: 31 July, 2024 07:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Directors Rima, Kabir, Imtiaz and Onir’s My Melbourne, an anthology centred on inclusivity, to première at a film fest in Australia
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A still from Onir’s film, Nandini
Four years ago, directors Kabir Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Onir, and Rima Das were brought on board for My Melbourne, an anthology of four short films. This year, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will open on August 15 with the anthology’s première. Each short film is inspired by true incidents and explores themes of race, gender, sexuality, and disability, thus reflecting the festival’s core values of diversity and inclusivity.
National Award-winning director Das says making her short, Emma, was an “uplifting experience”. Das, who co-directed it with her mentee Samira Cox, states, “The theme of our film is disability, and we wanted to keep it authentic. We worked with a mix of senior actors and relatively new actors, including members of the deaf community. I hope the film initiates a dialogue about how we can be more inclusive in all walks of life, including art.”
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