Faraz Arif Ansari directorial Sheer Qorma, starring Shabana Azmi, Swara Bhasker and Divya Dutta, has won the Best Short Film Audience Award at the recent 34th Connecticut LGBT Film Festival.
Faraz Arif Ansari took to his social media profile and shared back to back two tweets informing fans about the win. "WE WON! #SheerQorma wins the BEST SHORT FILM, Audience Award at the 34th Connecticut LGBT Film Festival @OutFilmCT...Out of 83 short films in competition from over the world, we received highest audience score...@MARIJKEdeSOUZA @AzmiShabana @divyadutta25 @ReallySwara”
“Huge thank you to Shane Engstrom, Festival Co-Director, the entire team at #OutFilmCT & all the audiences that voted for our film! If you are reading this, please accept our deepest gratitude — THANK YOU!”
Bankrolled by Futterwacken Films, the film revolves around a woman and a non-binary person (played by Dutta and Swara Bhaskar) in love with each other.
The film is based on an LGBTQ theme and it narrates a story of love and acceptance, revolving around its lead cast.
The trailer of the film was released early last year. The short film's release date is yet to be announced.
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