CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 0h 11m

Family Values

Tied by Family, Defined by Tradition, Bonded by Trauma

FamilyDramaComedy

In this short comedy drama, a trans South Asian person visits their family for Rakhi, a Hindu religious ceremony that symbolizes the bond between brothers and sisters. Celebrating a ceremony that is so centered around gender, this non-binary character must reconcile their gender identity with their deeply rooted family values.

Directed byPooja Sethi

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 11m
Language
EN
Released
April 17, 2025
Budget
$7,008

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Family Values (Short Film) Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring

Arveen Aujla

Isha

Swathi Umesh

Seema

Shreya Jacob

Preeti

Sen Ramanathan

Raj

Sunil Lariya

Sanjay

Jagjeet Kaur

Neeta

Zen Lenore

Zen Lenore

Diana

Creative team
Directed by
Pooja Sethi
Written by
Pooja Sethi
Produced by
Shakailah Allison

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