Barbie, Oppenheimer and the Gender Conundrum
Movies like Oppenheimer and Barbie will come and go but the two coinciding presented a unique opportunity for us to rethink gender norms, widen fandoms and try to shed our innate prejudices.
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Films with Transgender focus win big at KASHISH 2023
Filmmakers from the LGBTQ+ community, specially the Trans* community, feature in awardee list
Queering the Screen: The Rise of LGBTQ+ Representation in Indian Entertainment
There has been a growing trend in recent years towards greater representation of the LGBTQ+ community in Indian movies.
Cobalt Blue: A Very Timely Indian Queer Film
Cobalt Blue is arguably the timeliest, but not necessarily flawless, queer film to come out of the country as it doesn’t feel out of place.
REEL DESIRES: Chennai International Queer Film Festival Online, Showcases Diverse Gender and Sexualities
The ninth edition of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival is being held online over two weekends – Dec 4-5 and 11-12 of December 2021.... Read More...
Movie Review: No Hard Feelings/Futur Drei (2020)
The film succeeds in addressing multiple issues like the plight of immigrants, transculturalism, intergenerational bonding, sexual fluidity and homophobia; giving equal space to all the issues
Official Trailer of ‘EMERGENCE: Out of the Shadows’, an Indo-Canadian Feature Documentary About Gay South Asians Released
The documentary illustrates how some South Asians in Metro Vancouver are coming out of the shadows, breaking the taboo and living a life they aspired to live.
Instituto Cervantes Delhi to Host Online LGTBI+ Short Film Series
During the month of July, the Vimeo channel of Instituto Cervantes, in collaboration with the film distributor Marvin & Wayne and Gaylaxy, will host eight different stories by eight filmmakers
Movie Review: Vaidya (Short Film)
Vaidya is a gripping tale of two men in love, real and complex and clearly brought together with sincerity by the team, and deserves your love and time.
National Masturbation Month: An Ode to Ten Masturbation Scenes in Movies & Web Series
On the occasion of National Masturbation Month, we have compiled a list of important and stimulating masturbation scenes in movies and web-series with a focus on Indian content.
35 International Shorts Celebrating the Diversity of LGBT+ Lives across the World Compete for Prestigious £30,000 IRIS PRIZE 2020 being held from 6th-11th October
Directors from India, China, Brazil and Macedonia compete with counterparts from the UK and around the world, offering dramatically diverse representations within the global LGBT+ community.
Director-Cinematographer Debalina’s film ‘In-Fact…Tin Satyi’ celebrates Complexities, Vulnerabilities, Togetherness
The Bengali film offers us glimpses of lives that are lived on their own terms and in such living mark their resistance against stifling social norms that threaten to homogenise diversity into a logic of One.