ABOUT THE FILM:

Amma's Pride chronicles Valli's trials and tribulations as she watches her trans daughter Srija fall in love, marry, and fight for state and societal recognition of her marriage in a traditional small town in South India. When societal pressures push Srija’s marriage to the edge, Valli clings to the hope of a miracle.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER:

Shiva Krish began his career as an assistant director on the Tamil feature film "Oru Naal Iravil". Volunteering during the Chennai floods of 2015 connected him with several local nonprofits, which in turn sparked his interest in documentaries. After that, he made short documentaries on demonetization in India and schizophrenia in collaboration with nonprofits. He was the first assistant director in the acclaimed Amazon Prime documentary series “Harmony with A.R. Rahman". “Amma's Pride” is his first independent documentary short, and he hopes to direct narrative films soon.