Kami Sid’s film selected as finalist for NBCUniversal Short Film Festival

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September 15, 2018

Pakistani short film Rani which star’s transgender model and activist Kami Sid has been shortlisted as one the finalist for the 13th Annual NBCUniversal Short Film Festival.

The festival is one Hollywood's premier diversity short film festival and is known for discovering the next generation of storytellers.

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And we made it to the finals!! After a selection process of over 3,500 films, 15 were selected as Semi-Finalists and have now been narrowed down to six Finalists at the prestigious NBCU Short Film Festival, run by NBC Talent Initiative Development! The screening will be at a red carpet event in Los Angeles on the 24th of October! For more details please visit: http://ow.ly/k5ms30lLssG #RaniShortFilm #GrayScaleFilmTV #HammadRizvi #KamiSid #OfficialSelection #NBCUShortFilmFestival #NBCUniversalShortFilmFestival #NBCUShortsFest #Finalist

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Written and directed by Hammad Rizvi and produced by Akbar Allana and Sara Siddiqi, the film tells the story of Rani, a transgender toy vendor who finds an abandoned infant.

The short film is one of the six movies that is selected for the final screening from a pool of over 3500 films.

The film will be screened in Los Angeles on October 24th.

Earlier the short film was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival in the US as part of "A Short Moment of Decision" programme.