India’ 1st Best Trans Model Agency

Up close and personal, over seven years, director Ina Mehriotra follows activist Rudrani Chettri as she works to establish **India’s First Trans Model Agency**. This groundbreaking endeavor aims to provide new opportunities and empower trans communities in India, helping them to earn a livelihood and claim their agency. While exploring the complex roots and painful ruptures within the Hijra community, Rudrani is determined to liberate her people from restrictive traditions and societal stereotypes, offering them something invaluable: self-determination and confidence.

Vivid, emotional, and with unwavering resilience, the ongoing struggle of trans feminine individuals is brought to life. The film gives us insight into their realities, sharing the obstacles they overcome and the victories they celebrate. It is a story that has never been told quite like this, inviting you into the lives of inspiring individuals.

**Pre-film: Make-up Majhi Dhaal Ga (The Shield)**
Directed by Kunal Vijayakar, India 2024, 6 min

**Guest**: eVa Fels, Chair of TransX and author of *In Search of the Third Gender* (Vienna, 2005)