Rima Das nominated for Best New Director in 13th Asian Film Awards

Guwahati: Renowned film director from Assam Rima Das has once again been nominated for her film Bulbul Can Sing for the category of Best New Director in the 13th Asian Film Awards, 2019.

Bulbul Can Sing is an Indian drama film in Assamese language directed by Rima Das. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. The cast of the film is Arnali Das as Bulbul, Bonita Thakuria as Bonnie, Manoranjon Das as Suman, Manabendra Das and Pakija Begum.

Bulbul is an exuberant young woman, most happy when she’s hanging out in the fields with her friends Bonny and Suman. The three teenagers while begin to define their own identities, they find themselves increasingly clashing with the age-old rituals set down by the villagers. Bulbul is attracted to a boy for the first time but her mother warned her to be modest and should behave well. Suman is bullied for not conforming to what his peers expect of a young man. For Bonny, the pressures of the community become unbearable.

The other contenders for the award include Yeo Siew Hua for A Land Imagined, Phuttiphong Aroonpheng for Mantra Ray, Shinichiro Ueda for One Cut of the Dead, Oliver Chan Siu-Kuen for Still Human and Bai Xue for The Crossing.

The main event for the awards ceremony will be held on March 16, 2019.

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