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BEING LAXMI
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
ABOUT
With over 5 million views, Being Laxmi is one of the most watched documentaries made for The Guardian. This film profiles the award-winning transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi who campaigns for equal rights on behalf of India’s hijra community, many of whom have been victimised or forced into sex work.
Being Laxmi forms part of a global series of films produced by Speakit about women leaders in India, Chile and Malawi.
RELEASE YEAR
2015
CREDITS
Director: Nick Francis
Producer: Nick Francis and Jessica Edwards
Exec Producer: Marc J. Francis, Lucy Lamble
Cinematography: Nick Francis
DISTRIBUTION
The Guardian
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