I Am Sirat

I Am Sirat
Directed byDeepa Mehta
Sirat Taneja
StarringSirat Taneja
Edited byKabir Singh Chowdhry
Release date
  • September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14) (TIFF)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagePunjabi

I Am Sirat is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja and slated for release in 2023.[1] The film profiles Taneja, a transgender woman in New Delhi, India, who is navigating a complex reality as she lives and works as a woman in her professional career and as a social media personality, while still holding the familial responsibilities of a son, rather than a daughter, in her relationship with her widowed mother.[2]

The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ Pat Mullen, "Deepa Mehta Doc I Am Sirat Joins TIFF Line-up". Point of View, August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Aashna Shah, "TIFF 2023: Collaborative Masterpiece ‘I Am Sirat’ By Sirat Taneja And Deepa Mehta To Premiere At The Film Festival". ET Canada, August 10, 2023.