Surrey-based Indian filmmaker Rami Kahlon’s horror film showcases diversity
Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:17:58 +0000
Rami Kahlon is a young diverse writer and actor from Surrey, B.C., who has recently created her own film project. Her independent film, Odd Girl, had been accepted into the Telus Storyhive pitch competition last spring, and despite not winning the grant, her and her team set out to make the film anyway.
“We made this film to put local content, ethnic diversity and social issues in high school on the map,” says Kahlon. “Our story is based on a suburban school where ostracism is commonplace. It is a thriller drama that revolves around two friends who fall victim to the obsession of the odd girl out. We want to create a bone-chilling story that fantasizes the consequences of the all-too familiar phenomena of exclusion in high schools, while giving minorities a chance to act in lead roles.”
Kahlon credits her parents for encouraging her in her work as a writer and actor in Canada. “Thanks to the hard work of my immigrant parents, I have had to opportunity to build the life I want in Canada and work for such networks as MTV, Walt Disney Pictures and FOX,” she says. “I am passionate about contributing back to local content that fairly represents my hometown.”
The film comes out in March 2019.
This article has been updated.