*You are cordially invited to*
*Sunday High, 11 July 2010* *Film screenings * * * Bombay Dost presents this time two short films, one fiction and one documentary. The factor common to these is blogger/activist, Harish Iyer -- 'Amen', gay short fiction, is inspired by his life, and 'Speak Up - It's Not Your Fault', is a documentary where Harish and the docu's director, Deepika Lal, confront the realities of the sexual abuse they faced as children. *1) Amen* (24 mins) *Actors:* Karan Mehra and Jitin Gulati *Directors:* Ranadeep Bhattacharyya and Judhajit Bagchi *Synopsis:* The worldwide web brings the two protagonists, Andy and Harry, together on a nonchalant afternoon. Andy, the suave and rich urban banker stands in a place where he shouldn’t ideally be while his counterpart, the soft-spoken, overtly humble Harry, stands tall and firm and is completely rooted where he is today. Both have different hopes from the destined meeting. Their interaction brings out questions that need to be answered, truths that need to be accepted and a life that stands to be reckoned. “Amen” makes two characters meet, experience hope amidst confusion, explore truths about sexuality and the self and delves into the profound meaning of life in the continuum of its trifles. * * *Promo:* http://bit.ly/amenteaser *Website:* www.facebook.com/amen2010 *2) **Speak Up - It's Not Your Fault* (26mins) *Director: *Deepika Lal A media students' documentary film dealing with the trauma of child sexual abuse through stories of two survivors who have chosen to Speak Up! about it. The documentary voices the concerns for safeguarding children from such incidents. *There will also be a Q&A session about the two films.* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Time:* 6.30pm to 8pm. * * *Venue: *The Humsafar Trust's Drop-in Centre, 4th floor, Municipal Transit Building (Vakola Municipal Market Building), Near Raheja Point and Vakola Masjid, Santacruz (East), Mumbai. * **Space courtesy:* The Humsafar Trust. *Note:* Programme subject to change without notice in unavoidable circumstances. * * *Keep in touch with Bombay Dost via:* The Bombay Dost Wiki (http://bombay-dost.pbworks.com/) OR The Facebook Fan Page (http://www.facebook.com/Bombay-Dost<http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Bombay-Dost/52817999936>) OR follow Bombaydost on Twitter (http://twitter.com/bombaydost OR Google Buzz: http://www.google.com/profiles/bombaydost2009 OR subscribe to Google SMS Channel ( http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/subscribe/BombayDost) OR e-mail: bombaydost2...@gmail.com OR find us on Google Wave: bombaydost2...@googlewave.com
