15 August 2025 — 09:30 pm
“Girls Will Be Girls” is the debut feature film by director Shuchi Talati and also marks the cinematic debut of actors Preeti Panigrahi and Kesav Binoy Kiron. This coming-of-age drama follows Mira, a 16-year-old girl navigating the discovery and exploration of her sexuality. Set in a boarding school in the Himalayan foothills, the story unfolds as Mira meets Sri, a new student with whom she falls in love. The thrill and rebellion this passion brings also begins to strain her relationship with her mother, who never had the chance to experience such freedom.
Pedro Prista is the guest speaker invited to share his reflections on the film and lead the conversation with the audience following the screening. Holding a PhD in Anthropology from ISCTE (1994), where he taught from 1984 to 2022, he is a full member of CRIA-ISCTE-IUL and an associate researcher at ICS-UL. His work has focused on transformative processes in Portuguese society, such as emigration, tourism, and the impacts of climate change, as well as on ethnological heritage, vernacular architecture and museology.
“Girls Will Be Girls” is part of EscolaNova’s film series “World’s Room” — a space of gathering where cinema becomes a tool for reflection and change, curated by Candela Varas.
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/Genre Drama
/Nacionality IN · FR
/Year 2024
/Original version Hindi · English
/Subtitles Portuguese · English
/Directed by Shuchi Talati