Overview
- Roy became the first Indian to win the Orizzonti Best Director award at the 82nd Venice Film Festival for her debut feature.
- In her acceptance speech she said, “Every child deserves peace, freedom, liberation and Palestine is no exception,” framing it as a responsibility to speak up.
- The speech clip spread widely online, drawing both praise and criticism in India, and her parents publicly defended her remarks.
- She told Mid-day she is receiving threats alongside supportive messages and reiterated that speaking out does not make her less Indian.
- Songs of Forgotten Trees, presented by Anurag Kashyap and starring Naaz Shaikh and Sumi Baghel, continues on the festival circuit with a planned BFI London Film Festival slot.