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The Boxing Ladies + Shorts: Gender/Sexuality in Frame
Four short films examine changing attitudes to gender and sexuality across South Asia and its diaspora:
Anusha Nandakumar's The Boxing Ladies (India, 2011, 26 mins, In Bengali with English subtitles) tells the story of three teenage sistersZainab, Bushra and Sughrawho hail from a small slum in Kolkata. These spirited girls dare to dream and eventually break through stereotypes of Muslim women to rise above their living conditions and become national-level boxers.
Siraj ul haque's Chandni (Pakistan, 2009, 20 mins, In Urdu with English subtitles) is a poignant tale about a child given away to be raised by a family of eunuchs. Chandni slowly adapts to her new life but is never able to let go of her past, nor accept her eunuch fate. Her ultimate transformation comes one day when she visits the shrine of an Islamic saint, and her life acquires new meaning.
Jordache Ellapen's cane/cain (South Africa, 2011, 15 mins, In English) examines the intersections of religion, migration, desire and sexuality in the predominantly Muslim community of Fordsburg in urban Johannesburg. An Indian South African, Aben, and a Pakistani immigrant, Tariq, find common ground through love and sugarcane, in the wake of xenophobic attacks.
Bay Area filmmaker Neelu Bhuman's Family in Frame (US, 2011, 7 mins, In English and Telugu with English subtitles) is an honest and uplifting portrait of queer identity. The filmmaker comes out as bisexual to her family, evoking a multiplicity of voices and reactions from family members. A tribute to transcendent sexualities!
Festivals
The Boxing Ladies: Seattle South Asian Film Festival; National Film Festival, Delhi; Herning International Short Film Festival; London Indian Film Festival
cane/cain: Durban International Film Festival, South Africa
Family in Frame: LA Outfest Fusion; Nigah, New Delhi Queer Fest; Cinemarosa's Queerin' Queens, NYC; Vathil's 2010 Queer Film Festival, Kerala; Queer Nazariya Mumbai Queer Film Festival
Awards
The Boxing Ladies: India's 58th National Film Awards Silver Lotus Award, Best Exploration/Adventure Film
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LocationRoxie Theater
3117 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
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