Diana

The read

It runs a compact 11m.

Synopsis

A young transgender woman rejected by her family in India, lives alone in London, working as a prostitute to pay for hormone therapy. Aleem Khan’s remarkable short film is set in 1997 in the wake of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales – whose loneliness and isolation our protagonist can identify with only too well. On this extraordinary day, she prepares to set herself free.

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Key crew

• Aleem KhanDirector
• Aleem KhanWriter
• Kiran ThakrarOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Neeraj SinghDiana
• Ann BarnettOld Lady
• Edita FlorenBlonde Woman
• Tuba DumanCheckout Girl
• Nadia Elaine MagnaguagnoProstitute
• Coralie AllisonProstitute
• Sharika SharmaMother
• Rex DuisRadio News Reporter

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