Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's debut production 'Girls Will Be Girls' selected for South by South West Film Festival

“Girls Will Be Girls”, the debut production of actor-couple Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, is set to be screened at the 2024 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in the US. The film, directed by Shuchi Talati, will be screened in the ‘Festival Favourites’ section of the film gala, held annually in Austin, Texas. The 2024 edition will run from March 8 to 16. According to the makers, “Girls Will Be Girls” is set in a boarding school in a small Himalayan hill town in northern India. It follows the journey of Mira, a 16-year-old girl, whose rebellious awakening is intertwined with her mother’s unfulfilled coming-of-age experiences. The feature has been selected from the among the thousands that are submitted every year, as Sundance is among the biggest film festivals in the world. “_Girls Will Be Girl_s” is one of the exclusive 16 films chosen to participate in the competition section of the festival. This accomplishment positions the film among a select few Indian narrative feature films to have achieved such recognition at Sundance. Directed by Shuchi Talati, the film is a compelling story set in a boarding school in a small Himalayan hill town in northern India. It follows the journey of Mira, a 16-year-old girl whose rebellious awakening is intertwined with her mother’s unfulfilled coming-of-age experiences. Produced under the banner Pushing Buttons Studios, launched by Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal in March 2021, “Girls Will Be Girls” marks their venture into film production. The cast includes multi-award winning Malayalam film actress Kani Kusruti, Jitin Gulati alongside debutants Preeti Panigrahi and Kesav Binoy Kiron in lead roles. With added inputs from agencies