A reminder. Please note this event is tomorrow (Sunday) at 6.30pm On 7 July 2010 21:10, Nitin Karani <nitin.kar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > *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 > > > > >
