Dates: Wednesday, October 22nd to Sunday, October 26th, 2025, Online Grand Theater: Wednesday, October 22nd to Monday, November 10th, 2025

Holy Curse

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During a visit to India, 11-year-old Radha grapples with their gender identity as their family subjects them to manipulative orthodox rituals, believing these will dispel an alleged ancestral curse affecting Radha's thoughts.

Director
Snigdha Kapoor
Time
0:15:48
Country
India, United States
Genre
Drama
Year
2024
Cast
Mrunal Kashid, Anup Soni, Adithi Kalkunte, Shardul, Bharadwaj, Prayrak Mehta

Awards Nominations

Tasveer Film Festival - Jury Award for Best Narrative Short?
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival- Best LGBTQ Short
Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival- 2nd Runner-Up Audience Award

Director

Snigdha Kapoor

Snigdha's films explore gender, sexuality, and childhood, challenging societal norms. A 2023 NewFest New Voices semi-finalist, her short Holy Curse premiered at BFI London, winning Best Short at Tasveer and Best LGBTQ Short at Flickerfest. Look Like You streams on BFI Player. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Variety, Homegrown, and Attitude.

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Cast

Mrunal Kashid, Anup Soni, Adithi Kalkunte, Shardul, Bharadwaj, Prayrak Mehta

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
AKASAKA INTERCITY CONFERENCE CENTER2025.10.26 [Sun] 14:30 - 19:00

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Grand Theater2025.10.27 [Mon] - 11.10 [Mon]

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Organizer

Committee for Short Shorts Film Festival Asia

Patronage

J-WAVE, Inc.

Co-organizer

Tokyo

Japan Cultural Expo 2.0 Organizer

Japan Cultural Expo 2.0

Partner

Tokyo International Film Festival

Venue Supporter

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

Support

Direct. Network systems.