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Heads Above Water

Country: Bangladesh, 8 mins

  • Director: Afra Nuarey
  • Producer: Afra Nuarey

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When you have seen one film about the Hijra - and, there are many - then, you've seen them all!


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Heads Above Water from Afra Nuarey on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Heads Above Water uncovers the hidden truths of the Hijra community struggling to navigate through a society that has all but rejected them. We follow the intrinsic lives of three trans women who forge different relationships within society.