SHILLONG: A downhill mountain biker from the city will feature in a movie based on 15 brave women who dared to embrace the unconventional.
Biker Anissa Lamare is the only woman to tread the treacherous terrain. During competitions, she takes part in the male category because there is no female rider in the country.The film, directed by Kopal Goyal, will feature 15 women who have dared to break the gender stereotypes and go against everything that they are “supposed to do”.
There are athletes across 11 extreme sports like skiing, surfing, rock climbing, mountain biking, skateboarding, ice climbing, high lining, kayaking, paragliding, long boarding and trail running, among others.
Their personal stories of coming forward in their fields and establish their identities will be in focus.
At present, the film is being shot in Kazakhstan for ice climbing.
