My Sister, My Friend

A two actors collaborative project exploring the lives of a transsexual from Philippines and a eunuch from India.

Funded by Arts Network Asia (ANA).
Directed by Kalyani Hiwale.

The two actors were Felimon Blanco from Philippines and Sanjay Gautam from India. Felimon observed a Transsexual ‘Leslie‘ in Manila and Sanjay observed a eunuch ‘Arti’ in Delhi for one month then both the actor came together for a workshop of 21 days. Actors tried to explore the similarities and differences between the two characters through various exercises and improvisations.