In a small bookshop in India, a young artist, Inés, stumbles upon Sultana's Dream, a utopian story by the Bengali feminist writer Begum Rokeya. Written in 1905, the booklet describes the fantasy kingdom of Ladyland, a land where women are independent, live in peace, get educated and run all affairs of the state. Inés decides to follow in the footsteps of this writer and thinker who campaigned for the rights of Indian women back in the early 20th century.
Director's Statement
Sultana’s Dream by Rokeya Hossain fell into my hands by chance, while I was sheltering from the rain in a bookstore in India. I knew immediately that this was the next film I wanted to make.
In the last few years, the world of animation has changed a lot. More and more independent films are being produced that are based on graphic novels or that focus on social issues and question the traditional understanding of animation. Sultana’s Dream is a film that comes from the heart and is inspired by the desire to honor an audience looking for a place in cinema that offers a personal and alternative vision of the world.