Ladakhi film to premiere in Italy
Ladakhi film Chuskit will have its world premiere at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy. Filmmaker Priya Ramasubban's movie will be competing for the Gryphon Award for the Best Feature Film in the Elements +6 category at the film gala form July 20 to 28.
Chuskit will be the first Indian film to be screened at the festival, which is regarded as one of the most popular children's movie galas.
Ramasubban, who has travelled the world for over 15 years making films for National Geographic and Discovery, and other foreign broadcasters, shared. “This is my first feature film, so when I started work on it I had no real goal except to do my best and tell the story as best as I could. The fact that this film has been selected at such a prestigious festival just makes my heart sing."
Simple dream
Written and directed by Ramasubban herself, Chuskit follows the story of a sprightly young girl who has a very simple dream —going to school. Her dream is cut short when she is rendered a paraplegic after an accident. — IANS
