Holy Curse
Snigdha Kapoor
India, 2024, 16 min.
In Hindi and English with English subtitles.
During a visit to India, 11-year-old Radha grapples with their gender identity as their family subjects them to manipulative orthodox rituals, believing these will dispel an ancestral curse affecting Radha’s thoughts.
Category: Drama, Short.
Themes: Culture, Family, Women, World Cinema, Gender identity, LGBTQIA.
Thursday, April 10
The Screening Room
6:00pm
More in Drama
-
Wind Across the Room
Jiaxi Shen
China, 2025, 13 min.On an ordinary afternoon, long-simmering tension with her single father finally erupts. The teenage girl sets off for the home of her mother, whom she... more ›
-
Braids
Elise Beers
United States, 2025, 14 min.Braids follows a young Native American boy, Raven, who grapples with identity, tradition, and societal pressures in a world that often misunderstands... more ›
-
Happy Anniversary
Munjal Yagniik
United States, 2026, 7 min.On their anniversary night, Sarah and Chris—an interracial couple—find their celebration disrupted when their rideshare driver’s small talk... more ›
