Reminder: Queer South Asian Short films at Viz @ Sun Jun 6 5pm - 6pm (Queer Things)

more details » Queer South Asian Short films at Viz 3rd i Films Presents: 3rd i's Queer Eye: Sunday, June 6, 2010 From art-house classics to documentary films, innovative and experimental visions to next-level Bollywood, 3rd i http://www.thirdi.org is committed to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film. 3rd i is proud to announce the launch of a brand new initiative this summer, 3rd i's Queer Eye, a mini-fest celebrating the South Asian LGBT community – and there's a lot to celebrate these days: India repealed Penal Code 377 last year, which effectively decriminalized homosexuality; a surge of LGBT films and film festivals are popping up all over India; and even mainstream movies are boldly taking on queer themes (the first full-on male-on-male kiss arrives this summer in Bollywood!). 3rd i's Queer Eye puts a South Asian lens on the LGBT experience, and unfolds over an evening on June 6 at the VIZ Cinema in San Francisco. The evening includes a program of shorts, Queer South Asian Shorts, including Are We Talking Straight?, an enlightening survey on the streets of Calcutta about current cultural attitudes towards homosexuality in India; Sachin Kundalkar's The Bath, a poignant film about a Mumbai male sex worker; Jehangir Jani's Make-ups, a poetic observation of an ageing actress (Bollywood superstar of yesteryear Zeenat Aman), a gay man cruising the local train station, and a call-girl on the way to her John; Bay Area filmmaker Punam S.'s Hollywood spoof Mr. and Mrs. Singh; Tejal Shah's I Think There's a Spider Living Between Us, a frank and biting short where the filmmaker ponders the sexual life of her parents; and Chingari Chumma – Stinging Kiss (made in collaboration with Anuj Vaidya) in which a hackneyed Bollywood ending gets an explicit treatment. Local filmmakers will be in attendance. Following the shorts program is the Feature Presentation, Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story (Director's Cut 2010). Rudi Dolezal's documentary traces the life of the legendary frontman of Queen, from his formative years in India to the height of his fame in England. 3rd i is pleased to offer the San Francisco Premiere of the soon-to-be-released Director's Cut, featuring previously unseen interviews with Freddie Mercury and more live performances. This updated version was recently featured at the Chicago International Film Festival and at Roger Ebert's Festival of Overlooked Films. Stills for select titles are available upon request. Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ VIZ Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco 5pm Queer South Asian Shorts 7pm Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story (Director's Cut 2010) Tickets are $10 for each film or $16 for both. For complete program information, including show times, ticket prices and other events, please visit our website at http://www.thirdi.org. 3rd i's Queer Eye is made possible, in part, through sponsorship by Wells Fargo Bank. When Sun Jun 6 5pm – 6pm Pacific Time Calendar Queer Things Who • larrybob@gmail.com - creator

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