Director Christian Rojas discusses his debut feature, which follows an Indigenous girl from the Andes struggling with her gender identity in a conservative community
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'Princess' ('Ñusta’) Courtesy of Epopeya S.A. Paris-based MMM Film Sales has acquired international rights to Ecuadorian filmmaker Christian Rojas’ debut feature “Princess” (“Ñusta”) ahead of its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).
“Princess,” which screens in the fest’s First Feature Competition, follows Kallpa, a 12-year-old Indigenous girl from the Andes as she prepares for her community’s festivities, where the ñusta — or princess — is chosen each year. Kallpa dreams of participating but faces a reality: She was born in a boy’s body.
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