Rima Das's next Assamese feature to make world-premier at TIFF
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National Award-winning filmmaker, Rima Das's next Assamese feature, 'Bulbul Can Sing' is set to have its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2018. The film, her third independent feature, will be showcased in the Contemporary World Cinema section. The writer-director-producer returns to the prestigious film festival after the globally acclaimed 'Village Rockstars', which premiered at TIFF last year. Here are more details.
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It's a huge honor to return to TIFF, says Das
"It's a huge honor to return to TIFF after 'Village Rockstars' and start the journey of my next feature, 'Bulbul Can Sing', which will have its world premiere in Contemporary World Cinema. It's like a homecoming for me," Das said.
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Rima Das's 'Village Rockstars' won National Awards
'Bulbul Can Sing' is a visceral coming-of-age drama about a teenage girl, Bulbul, living in a village in Assam, fighting her way through love and loss as she figures out her identity. 'Village Rockstars', which also won National Awards for the best location, sound recordist, editing, and child artiste (Bhanita Das), also had an Assamese village girl, Dhunu, at the center of the story.