A film about love and loss, set in the crowded back alleys of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A teenage transsexual leaves his village as a boy and enters the effervescent city life as Salma, a girl in search of identity, love and above all, a sense of acceptance. Emotionally torn between her past and present life, Salma is faced with challenging experiences that will force her as well as the audience to question any preconceived notions of gender, sexuality, family, and love. This is a film about hijras, referred to as the third gender in South Asian cultures. They are born either male or hermaphrodites, but have the desire to live, dress, and act as women. In the caste system, they occupy the lowest place in the social hierarchy, lower than the caste of latrine cleaners - the "untouchables".

Aude Leroux-Lévesque
A graduate of the communications studies programme at Concordia University in Montreal. She has always been fascinated by arts, cultures, and languages. She worked as a volunteer on many projects in Québec, Cuba, Lebanon, and Bangladesh. She made short fiction films such as 'Camille and the Musical Cherries' (2007), winner of the best film award at the Young Cuts film festival. In 2009 she decided to return to Bangladesh with her partner Sébastien Rist to direct 'Call Me Salma'.

Sébastien Rist
Born in Montreal, Québec. He graduated from the communications studies programme at Concordia University in Montreal, but his interests and passion today rest in film and video. His short film 'This Little Piggy' (2008) won the best student film award at the World Film Festival in Montreal. In 2009 he set out for Bangladesh with his partner Aude Leroux-Lévesque to direct his first documentary 'Call Me Salma'.

2010 Call Me Salma

• Screenings:
• Kinoteka sala 1>Wed>13 Października>09.30
• Kinoteka sala 2>Fri>15 Października>16.30