Thursday, February 16, 2012
I Am
Directed by: Sonali Gulati
Documentary | 2011 | 1hr 11m 23s
India
sonalifilm.com
Having lost the opportunity to tell her mother that she is a lesbian, a young Indian filmmaker in search of answers, travels across India to meet with parents of other gay and lesbian South Asians. I Am is a personal and revealing film that journeys to a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense. With courage, determination, and humor, families share untold stories that have thus far remained in the realm of secrecy and silence.
The Offering
Directed by: Paul Lee
Drama (Cultural Highlight) | 1999 | 10min
Canada
"The Offering" is a short drama about the progression and the passing of life. Without dialogue and music, the story centers on the evolution of love and friendship between a Japanese monk and the young novice who has come into his life, from their initial encounter to their final parting. In rejecting his own faith and drowning in self-doubts, the novice leaves his life of unfulfilled potentials. The passing of life is demarcated by the progression of seasons. The only force that propels the narrative forward is the poetic seasonal variations in nature. The passing of life, in this film, is as natural a progression as the passing of seasons. The offering that passes repeatedly between the two men is metaphorical for love and affection, which, like life itself, are the most fragile yet powerful and tenuous link between any two human beings, at any point in any lifetime. Through the universal experience of death and of mourning... Written by Lee, Paul (II)
When: Thursday, February 16, 2012
Time: Doors open at 6:45; film starts at 7:15PM
Where: Victory Firehouse, 205 Webster Street
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