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Leila

This film is a poignant and touching slices of Leila’s life, in Afghanistan. She is a charming 64 year old transgender woman who is permanently navigating and negotiating her place in an antagonistic world, just before the Taliban retake control of Afghanistan. The film shows her life in which she tried to be herself. It is not easy but she doesn’t give up.

Dir. Fariba Haidari

Sweden – 2023

Dari, English

English Subtitles

25 mins

Short Program 1: Identity and Displacement