Transgender Indian SXSW Title ‘A Place of Our Own’ Boarded by Sales Agent The Open Reel (EXCLUSIVE)

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Naman Ramachandran International sales agency The Open Reel has boarded Indian film “Ek Jagah Apni” (“A Place of Our Own”).

The film follows trans women Laila and Roshni who are looking for a house after they are evicted from their rental place. It soon becomes evident that their search for a home is also their ongoing search for a place in a society that wants to keep them away in a section away from the center. “A Place of Our Own” premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2022 and will have its North American premiere at SXSW on March 11.

It will then head to the BFI Flare LGBTQIA festival in London later this month. The film is directed by the Ektara Collective and also produced by the collective alongside Lotus Visual Productions.

The cast includes Manisha Soni, Muskan and Akash Jamra. “As a part of Ektara Collective, we set out to tell a story that was close to our hearts and to tell it in our language and voice.