I sat down for a chat with writer / director of Girls Will Be Girls SHUCHI TALATI

We talk about the casting process, the cultural importance of telling stories, working on a debut feature and much more!

GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS is released in UK & Irish cinemas 20 September [ Ссылка ]
Winner of the Sundance Film Festival 2024 Audience Award and the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting.

THE FILM:
‘Girls Will Be Girls’ is set in a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, where 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance, however her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come-of-age herself.

It is the recipient of Aide Aux Cinémas du Monde and Sørfond grants, and the Arte KINO and VFF Talent Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market. It has also been selected for Gotham Week, Berlinale Script Station and Cine Qua Non Script Lab.

Talati’s previous works include the short film, ‘A Period Piece’, about an afternoon of period sex, which was selected for SXSW and her other short, ‘Mae and Ash’, winner of numerous awards before becoming a Vimeo Staff Pick. Talati is an alum of Berlinale Talents and her work has also been recognized by the New York State Council for the Arts and Région Île-de-France.

Written and directed by Shuchi Talati and produced by Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne and Shuchi Talati, the film stars Preeti Panigrahi, Mani Kusruti and Kesav Binoy Kiron.

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