'Call me Salma' official trailer

Call me Salma' is a documentary film about love and loss. In the crowded back alleys of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Salma enters the mysterious and rich world of transsexuality.

Salma, a 16-year-old Hijra, abruptly left her village and family to enter the effervescent city life in search of a clear identity, a new family and above all, a sense of acceptance.

Emotionally torn between her youth and her desire of being a woman, Salma decides to return to her village and face events that force her to question the preconceived notions of gender, family and love.

Official Selection:

EBS International Documentary Film Festival, Korea, 2010
World Film Festival, Montreal, 2010
Warsaw Film Festival, Warsaw, 2010
Artivist Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2010

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Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Hijra
• Bangladesh
• Upside television
• Paris
• Havas media
• Sébastien Rist
• Aude Leroux-Lévesque
• Antoine Robin
• Salma
• Dhaka

[helal55]

Hi,

I am a Bangladeshi but live in Atlanta, Georgia. Would you be participating any film festivel here? I have a lot of friends that I can gather to watch it.

Thanks.

[sebastienrist]

hey,

we'll try to get it out to as many festivals as possible and as well as that, we're pushing it to as many tv stations as possible, so 'inchallah' you'll be able to check it out sooner then later. Keep in touch for updates and thanks for the comments

onek dhonobad

[flamousse03]

This looks incredible, je suis tellement fier de vous! Please keep me posted on releases, and send it to the Singapore International so that I can get everyone know here to see it! This is just the type of work they love at NYU, and it's so professional! Keep it up!

[sebastienrist]

glad you dig mark,

want to send it to as many festivals as possible. so we'll try out in south east asia..and it's funny, we were just talking about you yesterday, how much more time you have there?

keep us posted with your work also

word

[iamagloworm]

c'est superbe, trés bien fait! bravo!

[sebastienrist]

wow 'ver brillant", je suis impressionné par ton français..

[ArtivistFilmFestival]

Official entry to the 7th Annual Artivist Film Festival in Hollywood. For free ticket reservations contact tickets@artivist.com

[Zacchiamachine]

Looks fantastic guys!!! I'm really excited to see the premiere and the doc in full! I'll be there cheering you guys on at the Montreal Premiere!

[angelina5139]

Awesome!

Can't wait to see the whole 52 minutes.

Great job!