MAYA：The Birth of a Superhero
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Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2024 Cannes Film Festival / Immersive Competition
- ★ 2024 SXSW / XR Competition
- ★ 2023 Tribeca Festival / Special Jury Mention Award
Synopsis
The story of a South Asian girl coming of age and the awakening of her sexuality. She must overcome her own shame and fear to find her inner strength and true super-powers.
With the arrival of her first period Maya’s world is turned upside down as she is confronted by the restrictive traditions of her conservative family and a world of hidden shame, stigma and taboo in contemporary London.
An odyssey of womanhood and femininity, referencing ancient symbols of spiritual and feminine power, the piece draws together the real and the imaginary to trace possible paths to resilience and justice. The Player must discover a radical power based on self love, care and solidarity.
Team
Director
Poulomi BASU
Poulomi Basu is an Indian neurodiverse artist known for her exploration of the interrelationship between systems of power and bodies through work that exists at the limits of art, technology and activism. She focus on the intersectionality of ecological, racial, cultural, and political issues experienced specifically by women of the global south.
Director
CJ CLARKE
CJ Clarke is an award winning director, writer, author and producer. Crossing between narrative and experimental film, XR and installation, his work explores themes and stories at the intersection youth, identity and class. He often collaborates with other artists to enable and activate historically marginalised and socially engaged narratives.
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