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What: CII-IWN (Confederation of Indian Industry – Indian Women Network), in sync with its theme of ‘Diversity Beyond Gender’ for 2022-2023, will screen the National Award-winning film ‘Admitted’, directed by Chandigarh-based director Ojaswwee Sharma. The screening will be held Wednesday, May 17 — International Day against homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia.
“The endeavour and central idea is to go beyond the confines of gender and express our thought process and actions towards including all choices, genders, and orientations in mainstream lives. The movie is based on the life of Dhananjay Chauhan, a pivotal force behind LGBTQI rights and their inclusion in the main societal framework,” said Nagina Bains, chairperson of CII-IWN Chandigarh chapter.
‘Admitted’ won the Special Jury Award at the 68th National Film Awards. Ojaswwee’s work in films for impact and change has been recognised on various platforms. ‘Admitted’, a feature documentary, explores the largest case of transgender education in Panjab University, Chandigarh, further highlighting the first public washroom for transgender people in a public university and the development of transgender rights, education, and acceptance, pre and post-the historic NALSA Judgement of 2014 of adding the third gender to India.
‘Admitted’ is a biographical docudrama on the life of Dhananjay Chauhan – the first transgender student of Panjab University – her life journey with a thrust on education along with gender identification, dilemmas, and expression in personal life and the LGBTQIA+ diaspora.
When and where: At the Government Museum of Art, Sector 10, on May 17 at 6 pm.
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