GULMOHAR: SOUTH ASIAN QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 2008

Trikone Australasia presents

GULMOHAR: SOUTH ASIAN QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 2008
An explosion of queer colour comes to Sydney this August with the inaugural South Asian Queer Film Festival, Gulmohar.

The three-day festival kicks off on 15 August 2008 to coincide with India’s 61st Independence day, and is bound to create controversy back home in India where private consensual sex between same-sex partners is still a criminal offence.

With a mix of films, short films and documentaries, Trikone AustralAsia hopes to increase visibility of the queer South Asian community in Australia and also send a message to South Asian countries, such as India and Bangladesh, where an individual’s choice of being in a same-sex relationship is still seen as a crime.

“The aim of the festival is visibility, voice, vision,” says festival director Sadhana Jethanandani. “With Gulmohar, we want to increase visibility of the South Asian queer community in Australia. Voice their emotions and express their feeling through films about and made in South Asian countries. And ultimately become part of the global vision of providing equal rights to the South Asian LGBQT community,” adds Jethanandani.

The festival highlight is, of course, the Australian premier of the highly provocative gay UK flick, Yours Emotionally (2006), which kicks off the festival on Friday 15 August. It tells the story of two UK-born boys, Ravi and Paul, who visit India for a holiday and witness an all-night gay-sex party.

Trikone AustralAsia is a registered non-profit organisation, setup in 2007. It aims to offer a supportive, empowering and non-judgemental environment, where queer South Asians can meet, make connections and proudly promote awareness and acceptance of their sexuality in society.

Ticket Prices
Opening Night $20 - Join us for drinks at 7pm followed by the film screening.
Each Session $15 / $12 concession ~ All Access festival pass $60

Last Updated ( Friday, 25 July 2008 00:01 )

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