Is it too much to ask / Mockumentary
30 min, English/Tamil, Subtitled in English
The film follows the journey of two friends Smiley and Glady - looking for a rental apartment in Chennai and the obstacles and social stigma they encounter in not just looking for a home but being single and the fact that they are transgender women.
Festivals, To name a few;
- Nominated for Best Asian Film,Seoul International Women Film Festival
- South American Tour, MIC Genero/Mexico -Argentina - Cuba
- Official Selection, Tasveer Seattle South Asian Film Festival
- Opening film, Philadelphia South Asian Film Festival
- Best Documentary Award, Singapore South Asian Film Festival
- Official Selection, Jaffna International Film Festival
- Inaugural film, Reel Desires Chennai International LGBT Film Festival
- Official Competition, IDSFFK - Kerala
- Official Selection, Trans Diamond Film Festival, Bangalore
- Special Jury Mention, FSA -Kathmandu
- Official Selection, Indie Earth Film Festival, Chennai
- Special Screening, Berlin Feminist Week, Germany
- Nominated for Satyajit Ray Golden Award for Documentary - South Asian Short Film Festival, Kolkata
- Official Selection, Festival Des Cinemas Inidens de Toulose, France
- Canada Tour, Cinema Politica, Canada Tour
- Official Selection, Kashish International Queer Film Festival, India
- Official Selection, Queer Asia Film Festival, London
- Official Selection, Montreal International Documentary Festival, Canada
- Official Selection, 33rd Edition of MIX Queer Film Festival, Copenhagen
Broadcast in NHK, Japan
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Is it too much to ask?
Is it too much to ask, the documentary follows the journey of two friends Smile and Glady - looking
for a rental apartment in Chennai and the obstacles and social stigma they encounter
in not just looking for a home but being single and the fact that they are transgender
women.