KASHISH Forward with Sophia College, Mumbai

SOPHIA COLLEGE, Mumbai in association with KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, is pleased to bring an evening of watching online 6 amazing Indian LGBTQ films and discussion with actors & filmmakers on March 25th 5-7pm. 

Open ONLY to Students, Faculty Members and Admin Staff of Sophia College, Mumbai. You have to be 16 years or above to attend the event.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with eminent actors and filmmakers:

Renuka Shahane – Actor, Silent Ties

Sai Deodhar – Director, Silent Ties

Palash Dutta – Actor & Producer, Silent Ties

Ganga – Actor, Wig

Sridhar Rangayan – Festival Director, KASHISH MIQFF (moderator)

Films to be screened at the event are:

OUT OF SYLLABUS – GENDER IDENTITY                  

Director: Mihir Lele
5 min / English / Animation Short
Set in a classroom, a musical animation that talks about gender identity, gender dysphoria, and the societal taboos in a very simple yet impacting way.

SHOW & TELL                  

Director: Sakshi Gurnani
10 min / English, Hindi / Narrative Short
In suburban New Jersey when a 6-year old Indian boy really wants a Barbie doll for his collection of rugged toys, this makes his mother think that something might be really ‘wrong’ with him.

COMPASS NEEDLE                 

Directors: Prithvi Konanur & Rashid Sheikh
13 min Malayalam / Documentary Short
A video portrait that tries to retrace the coming out of a gay Muslim man in Southern India, whose conservative family has largely accepted him.

WIG                 

Director: Atanu Mukherjee
26 min / Hindi / Narrative Short
Artika believes herself to be modern, liberal and most importantly, independent. An unprecedented encounter with a transgender sex worker opposite her house, questions her beliefs.

COMPARTMENT                 

Director: Abhijit Suvarna
5 min / 2020 / India / No Dialogues
Story of a closeted Indian queer person afraid of the rigid social dynamics of the society keeps hiding behind a façade until a fantasy unleashes the actual self of the person.

SILENT TIES                 

Dir: Sai Deodhar
10 min / Hindi / Narrative Short
Karthik harbors dreams of pursuing a path his family chooses not to understand and vehemently dissuades him. When asked to perform at a prestigious cultural event Karthik proudly sends the invite to his sister which challenges the ties between the two.