British Council hosts screening of eighth edition of #FiveFilmsForFreedom
Chennai, 23 March 2022: British Council in partnership with BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival makes five LGBTQI+ themed short films available for the world to watch online for free, between 16th-27th March. On 25th March 2022, an offline screening has been organized at the British Council Library in Chennai.
In India, British Council has partnered with The Queer Muslim Project, South Asia’s largest virtual network of Queer, Muslim and allied individuals, to celebrate and amplify the films. Through these films, the audience will get to know more about the emerging LGBTQI+ cinema across the world and understand the life and challenges faced by the community with themes including immigration, intimacy, and isolation.
Mumbai filmmaker Arun Fulara’s debut short film Sunday is part of this year’s #FiveFilmsForFreedom selection. The film, which has already travelled widely to more than 50 world festivals, examines the desire and loneliness of a middle-aged man on his weekly visit to the barbers.
The other films on the list are:
- British-Nigerian Director Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s short film For Love, which focuses on illegal immigrant Nkechi and the unique challenges she faces due to her sexual identity
- Croatian comic artist and animation director Marko Dješka’s animated film All Those Sensations In My Belly, which follows the story of trans girl Matia’s transition and her quest for love.
- Panamanian Director Judith Corro first film as scriptwriter and director, Birthday Boy (Vuelta al Sol), a story about parents denying their son’s identity as a young trans man, and
- Chinese Director Hao Zhou delivers Frozen Out, an experimental short film that combines scenes from rural Iowa and rural Chinato explore anxiety, dislocation and self-exile.
Date: Friday, 25 March, 2022
Venue: 737, British Council Library, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002
Time: 6pm onwards
To register, please contact: S. Valavan | valavan.s@in.britishcouncil.org
