Bird of a different
feather

Based on the autobiography (of same name) of Sonia S,

MikkaBannadaHakki (Bird of a different feather) is a coming of age

story of a 12-year-old girl Sonia with albinism.

Sonia comes from a poor family from a small village near

Bengaluru. Her alcoholic father almost disdains her for what she is

and her mother is helpless although well intentioned.

At the cusp of high school (8th standard), Sonia is introduced to a

new school in the city with new classmates who are not only

discriminatory because of her new looks but even hostile. With

only apathy coming from her class teacher ASHWINI, Sonia is

pushed to the brink.

This story explores her transformation from a shy, self-pitying,

hopeless teenager to a mature young woman who learns to live in

peace with herself and her surroundings.