Beast

Beast

Beast

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Beast

2022

0h 10m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A non-binary South Asian teenager uses bharatanatyam dance to explore their gender identity.

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Production Companies

271 Films

Hillman Grad Productions

Indeed

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Meghana Murthy

Rani

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Aparna Shankar

Kali Maa

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Qurrat Ann Kadwani

Sarita

Qurrat Ann Kadwani

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Indika Senanayake

Meena

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Uma Paranjpe

Shilpa

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Gita Rash

Pooja Aunty

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Zach Eisenberg

Audition Assistant

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Meenakshi Girish

Opening Voiceover (voice)

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Asmaa Amadou

Bystander

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David Paul Kidder

Judge 1

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Ashton Muniz

Judge 2

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Betty Weinberger

Judge 3

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Melissa Anderson

Dancer 1

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Camera

Mazie Hyams

Dancer 2

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Jolina Javier

Dancer 3

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Danielle Reinstein Marra

Dancer 4

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