BEAUTY AND BRAINS (15)*

SATURDAY 15 OCT

To be third-gender in Nepal means a choice of three careers: giving blessing at weddings, begging or
prostitution. Known as the Meti community, they are excluded from family and school, and prey to
security forces, blackmail and sexual abuse. However, as Nepal attempts to write a new constitution
there is a chance of change. In order to be heard above the clamour and civil unrest, the third-
genders with Sunil Pant and the Blue Diamond Society embarked on the Beauty and Brains Talent
Contest. This is the story of a community gaining the confidence to finally confront the years of
deeply rooted prejudice.

+ Q&A with director Catherine Donaldson

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4:30pm
Nepal 2010 / Nepali with English Subtitles
Director: Catherine Donaldson
Cast: Sunil Babu Pant, Subash Pokharel, Sushilla
Lama
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 83mins