From prejudice to acceptance: KASHISH 2015 Centerpiece Films
From prejudice to acceptance: KASHISH 2015 Centerpiece Films Mumbai, 18 th May, 2015: Four films on diverse themes like prejudice, human rights violations and acceptance take centerstage as Centerpiece Films at the 6 th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. These films, among the 180 films from 44 countries to be screened at South Asia’s biggest and India’s only mainstream LGBTQ film fest, address issues which are both political and personal. The festival will be held between May 27-31, 2015, at three venues in South Mumbai – the city’s iconic art deco Liberty Cinema, Alliance Francaise de Bombay at New Marine Lines and Max Mueller Bhavan at Kala Ghoda. Festival Director Sridhar Rangayan says, “The reason these four films are being highlighted as Centerpiece Films is because they resonate with this year’s theme ‘Reaching Out, Touching Hearts’. The films are about acceptance of diversity – whether it is about ethnicity, age, gender, sex and sex...