Rima Das has proven her mettle as an Indian
director travelling with her cinema globally, earning several honours and
accolades. Her most popular film, Village Rockstars was an Assamese language
film which won the National Award for Best Feature Film in 2018 and was even
India’s official entry from the country to the Oscars. Rima Das has since then
been a leading name globally taking Indian cinema to new heights and
accomplishing new feats.
Now her new feature, Bulbul Can Sing is all set to
be the opening night film of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2019. The
annual festival which takes place in the cultural capital of he Victorian state
in Australia will be celebrating its decade long initiative to promote Indian
cinema in the land down under. After a successful nine editions, for its
opening night the festival will be showcasing Das’ film which showcases the
stories of three teenagers who are trying to come to terms with their sexual
identities while dealing with the ideals and morales of the villagers.
Rima’s Bulbul Can Sing will be officially opening
the festival with a screening on 8th August. The festival will be celebrating
its 10th year with the central theme of courage this year and will commence on
8th August and concluding on 17th August.
When asked Rima she said, "I love the
enthusiasm and exuberance of an opening night. So excited that Bulbul Can Sing
is the opening night film at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Special thanks
to the organisers. The film has truly been special for me as a filmmaker. I’m
looking forward to the Australian premiere of the film and interacting with the
audiences there and having a
conversation with them on cinema”.
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