Documentary The 40-minute documentary tells the story of a little girl from Tripura named Roona Begum who was born with a birth defect that caused her head to swell up to an unusually large size.Tnm StaffRooting for Roona, directed by Bengaluru based filmmakers Pavitra Chalam and Akshay Shankar, has won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the 25th South Asian Film Festival of Orlando. The film won an outstanding average score of 4.69 out of 5, and was the only film to score above 3.80. The South Asian Film Festival is part of Enzian Theater’s cultural festival circuit and is co-presented with the Asian Cultural Association. Previous editions of this prestigious festival have included films like Dheepan by Jacques Audiard, Waiting by Anu Menon and Dhanak by Nagesh Kukunoor. The 40-minute documentary tells the story of a little girl from Tripura named Roona Begum who was born with a...
- 11/5/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
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