Transgender tales
AKILA KANNADASAN
http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article609188.eceFilms In a novel initiative, at the Kovai Rainbow Film Festival, seven transgenders screened documentaries they had filmed covering issues close to their heart
Seven transgenders cast off their inhibitions and came forward to take on the world as documentary filmmakers. Armed with a camcorder, they made documentary films about issues that touched their hearts. Project Kalki, transgender Kalki Subramaniam's latest initiative gave these women an opportunity to speak out. Kalki and her team were in the city recently to screen seven of their documentary films as part of the Kovai Rainbow Film Festival.
"Some of these films might appear amateurish. But, this is a step forward. Project Kalki aims to empower transgender women by training them in multimedia and other computer technologies. It is my dream project. These documentary films were filmed for over a period of five months in Chennai. They show that we too care for the underprivileged. In fact, we can understand their pain better, since we are an underprivileged minority too," said Kalki.
