BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT
International narrative short films made in 2011/2012 compete for this award. There films in this catefgory are – Along The Road from Sweden, Boxes from Israel, Cold Star from Germany, Fuckbuddies from Spain, Green Line from Canada, Half from USA, The Keys from Argentina, The Lesson from Japan, Nice Shirt from USA, No Clothes from USA/ Brazil, Through The Window from Israel, Wild Imaginings from Australia and Your Warmth from Israel
ALONG THE ROAD (LÄNGS VÄGEN)
8 mins, Sweden
Dir: Jerry Carlsson, Anette Gunnarsson
Two truck drivers have a secret relationship. They meet up at a rest area along the road, but both of them are longing for something more. They struggle to keep their relationship invisible to others, but can they keep it from falling apart?
Screening: Cinemax May 25th, 5.00 pm as part of ‘Urban Longings’ package
LET THE BUTTERFLIES FLY
74 mins, India
Dir: Gopal Menon
Story of Shilpa, a hijra who faced severe police torture and abuse from the medical establishment, who tried to make her a ‘man’ by force.
Screening: Alliance Française de Bombay May 26, 1.30 pm
LOOKING FOR GAY BOLLYWOOD
52 mins, France / India
Dir: Nasha Gagnebin
The documentary deals with the representation of queers in Indian cinema and particularly within Bollywood.
Screening: Cinemax May 25, 3.15 pm
MY DEAR GAY TEACHER
46 mins, India
Dir: Saraswati Kavula
An attempt to explore the personality behind the persona called Hoshang Merchant. Is his Public Life as a poet and a professor in one of India”s best universities, a reflection on the acceptability of homosexuality?
Screening: Cinemax May 24th, 1.30 pm as part of ‘Rainbow Warriors’ package
RITES OF PASSAGE
46 mins, USA / Thailand
Dir: Jeff Roy
Story of the gender transformation of Maya Jafer, known to her blood relatives as Mohammed Jafer, the film is an honest first-hand look at the real-life struggles and joys Maya, and indeed other transgenders, face.
Screening: Cinemax May 24, 3.15 pm
TALES OF THE WARIA
56 mins, USA / Indonesia
Dir: Kathy Huang
In Indonesia, lives a community of transgender individuals known as Warias, biological men who live openly as women. The documentary follows four characters from this little-known community.
Screening: Cinemax May 26, 10.00 pm
