Girls Will Be Girls (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Shuchi Talati |
| Written by | Shuchi Talati |
| Produced by | Richa Chadha Claire Chassagne Shuchi Talati |
| Starring | Preeti Panigrahi Kesav Binoy Kiron Kani Kusruti |
| Cinematography | Jih-E Peng |
| Edited by | Amrita David |
| Music by | Pierre Oberkampf Sneha Khanwalkar |
Production companies | Pushing Buttons Studios Blink Digital Cinema Inutile Crawling Angel Films Dolce Vita Films |
| Distributed by | Luxbox |
Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | India France |
| Languages | Indian English Hindi |
Girls Will Be Girls (stylized in all-lowercase; Hindi: गर्ल्स विल बी गर्ल्स) is a 2024 Indo-French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Shuchi Talati.[1][2][3] It stars Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, and Kesav Binoy Kiron.[4] The film is director Talati's first feature, and the debut of Panigrahi and Kiron.[5] The film is set in a boarding school in the Himalayan foothills, and centers around the teenage protagonist Mira's romance with a charming new student, her subsequent sexual-awakening, and at times strained relationship to her protective mother.[6]
Talati conceived the story of the film in 2018, drawing from her own experiences as a young girl, her school in Vadodara, and Enid Blyton's book series Malory Towers and St. Clare's. At the direction of Talati, the film was produced by a majority female crew in order to create a safe space where "girls could be girls." The female crew include producers Claire Chassange and Richa Chadha, Taiwanese cinematographer Jih-E Peng, production designer Avyakta Kapur, and editor Amrita David.[1] The film was produced by Pushing Buttons Studios, and received a production grant from the French Aide aux Cinemas du Monde in 2021.[7] It was shot over 45 days in the northern Indian region of Uttarakhand, and in the capital Dehradun.[8][9]
The film was selected for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, participating in the competition section of the festival.[10] It was also entered for the 47th iteration of the Gothenburg Film Festival.[11]
Awards[edit]
- World Cinema Dramatic (Audience) at 2024 Sundance Film Festival[12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ganesan, Ranjita (26 January 2024). "Why Indo-French movie 'Girls Will Be Girls' was shot by a mostly female crew". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Nalini, Snigdha (19 January 2024). "'Girls Will Be Girls' Trailer Review: Richa Chadha-Ali Fazal Maiden Production Is Not Your Average Coming-Of-Age Story". Outlook India. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Girls Will Be Girls". Cineuropa. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Talati, Shuchi (20 January 2024), Girls Will Be Girls (Drama, Romance), Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, Kesav Binoy Kiron, Blink Digital, Cinema Inutile, Crawling Angel Films, retrieved 1 February 2024
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (4 November 2022). "Ali Fazal, Richa Chadha's Indo-French Coproduction 'Girls Will Be Girls' Starts Shoot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Girls Will Be Girls review: Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal's maiden production portraits a complex mother-daughter relationship". Hindustan Times. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (21 December 2021). "Ali Fazal, Richa Chadha's Pushing Buttons Studios Gets French Grant for 'Girls Will Be Girls' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Service, Express News (18 January 2023). "It's a wrap for Girls Will be Girls". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal shoot a teaser in Dehradun for their production debut 'Girls Will Be Girls'". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal's debut production 'Girls Will Be Girls' to premiere at Sundance Film Festival". The Indian Express. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Girls Will Be Girls". Göteborg Film Festival (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Desai, Rahul (29 January 2024). "Sundance 2024: 'Girls Will Be Girls' is a Sublime Story of Discovery and Reckoning". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 18 March 2024.