Rooting for Roona

Rooting for Roona is a 2020 Indian documentary short film created, and directed by Pavitra Challam and Akshay Shankar.^[1] The film is based on the story of a girl named Roona Begum born with hydrocephalus.^[2] The film is produced by Curley Street and was released on Netflix on 15 October 2020.^[3]

Rooting for Roona
Directed by	Pavitra Chalam Akshay Shankar
Cinematography	Sujit Anand
Edited by	Jyolsna Panicker
Music by	Tapas Relia
Production company	Curley Street
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	15 October 2020 (2020-10-15)
Running time	41 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Bengali English

Reception

Udita Jhunjhunwala from the Firstpost gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "The documentary sensitively captures not only Roona’s unusual case, but also the impact and stress on a young married couple on raising the child."^[4]

Awards

• Audience Award for Best Short Film at the South Asian Film Festival of Orlando.^[5]