Saria 's feature film directorial debut '' Loev '' , an indie road film for which he also served as the screenwriter , premiered in the First Feature competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and has been selected at prestigious festivals all around the world including SXSW , Guadalajara International Film Festival , Frameline Film Festival , Jeonju International Film Festival , Inside Out Film and Video Festival and BFI Flare : London LGBT Film Festival Film Festivals . In India , the film had its premiere in the India Gold competition section at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and then at the International Film Festival of Kerala . The film has received rave reviews and secured theatrical distribution in key territories around the world . It also won the Audience Award for Best Film at the TLVFest - the LGBT International Film Festival in Tel Aviv . The film was produced by Saria in partnership with Bombay Berlin Film Productions . The film was acquired by Netflix for an exclusive worldwide release and was debuted on their platform on 1 May 2017
International Film Festival of Kerala
International Film Festival of Kerala
Sudhanshu Saria