I Am Sirat | |
Director: | Deepa Mehta Sirat Taneja |
Starring: | Sirat Taneja |
Editing: | Kabir Singh Chowdhry |
Runtime: | 87 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | Punjabi |
I Am Sirat is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja and slated for release in 2023.[1] The film profiles Taneja, a transgender woman in New Delhi, India, who is navigating a complex reality as she lives and works as a woman in her professional career and as a social media personality, while still holding the familial responsibilities of a son, rather than a daughter, in her relationship with her widowed mother.[2]
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
CBC picked up the documentary and will air it on March 3, 2024.