Naveen Bhat: Escaping Agra

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Naveen Bhat: Escaping Agra

Subject

In Escaping Agra, a documentary by Pallavi Somusetty, college student Naveen Bhat chronicles their experience of being illegally detained in Agra, India after their gender and sexual orientation are discovered. As Naveen battles their parents in and out of court, they find support from the Indian Supreme Court's recognition of a third gender. The 23-minute film follows Naveen’s journey home to California as they piece their life back together.

Description

In 2017, Escaping Agra was awarded the CAAMFest AT&T award, the Spotlight Documentary Film Gold award, and Transcreen Short Film Audience Award.

Source

https://www.chandifilms.com/escaping-agra