Indian Short Film '' Leeches '' Wins the Audience Choice Award at Seoul International Women's Film Festival 2016

Indian short film "Leeches", starring Sayani Gupta won the Audience Choice Award at the Seoul International Women's Film Festival (SIWFF)

"Leeches" is a film about two Hyderabadi sisters who live in the interiors of the city where a lot of orthodox practices are still prevalent. The story is about an older sister who hatches a dangerous and improbable plan to save her younger sister from becoming a one-day bride and their fight against the prevalent culture and its practices.

The film was premiered in April and is now travelling across various film festivals across the world including Brussels,Belgium and Finland.

The film was screened at SIWFF on June 5, 2016