Maya: The Birth of a Superhero

A Short film of

Production year2024

Runtime33 min

Synopsis

The story of a South Asian girls 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.

Credits

Directors (2)

Poulomi Basu
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CJ Clarke
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Production and distribution (2)

Co-productions : Floréal, France Télévisions

Foreign production companies : JAPC, Meta VR for Good, Meta

Full credits (2)

Foreign producers : Liz Rosenthal, CJ Clarke, Amy Seidenwurm, Ryan Genji Thomas

Producers : Avi Amar, Katayoun Dibamehr, Jeanne Marchalot

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film
Coproducer countries : United States, France, Great Britain
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 33 min

News & awards

News (3)

The 16th Stereopsia festival took place in Brussels from December 9 to 11

19 DECEMBER 2024

News in brief

Festa del Cinema and MIA Market: Cinema and the audiovisual industry in Rome in October, with Unifrance

10 OCTOBER 2024

Festivals & events

Selections (5)

Stereopsia
Belgium, 2024
XR Showcase - European XR Awards
ART*VR Festival
Czech Republic, 2024
VR Exhibition: Beyond the Glass Ceiling
MIA (Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo)
Italy, 2024
XR showcase
Cannes International Film Festival
France, 2024
Compétition immersive

Awards (2)

Stereopsia
Belgium, 2024
Best Creative Experience
Tribeca Film Festival (New York)
United States, 2023
New Voices Special Mention

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Full movie to watch for free!

A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log (2013), by Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier

The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.

🎄🎁 This new episode of cult animated series ‘A Town Called Panic’ was selected for festivals around the world, and notable gathered the Audience First Prize at the Bologna
Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.