One World International Queer Film Festival - PROGRAM

 



The Humsafar Trust presents 
One World International Queer Film Festival

Supported by U.S. Consulate General Mumbai 
in collaboration with 
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

PROGRAM

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OPENING FILM - FRIDAY JUNE 18th 6.00PM

GOSSAMER FOLDS
Dir: Lisa Donato / 95 min / Narrative Feature
 
In 1986, ten-year-old Tate Millikin (Jackson Robert Scott) is uprooted from the big city and unwillingly moved to the suburbs of Kansas City, where he is forced to spend a lonely summer bearing witness to his parents’ disintegrating marriage. Tate ends up befriending his new next-door neighbors - recently retired English professor, Edward Bryant and his transgender daughter, Gossamer (Transparent fame Alexandra Grey). Despite his father’s knee-jerk transphobia, and his mother’s misplaced protectiveness, Tate forms a deep friendship with fellow misfit Gossamer, that changes his life and the lives of their families.

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SATURDAY JUNE 19th 2.00PM

SURVIVING THE SILENCE: The Untold Story Of Two Women In Love Who Helped Change Military Policy 
Dir: Cindy Abel / 80 min / Documentary Feature

In 1992, Colonel Pat Thompson was a decorated army nurse, only two years away from retirement. She was asked to preside over the military review board that eventually dismissed Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer for admitting she was a lesbian.  Although Thompson had been in tough spots over the course of her 28-year service, this was the toughest. In that moment, she had to protect her own life secret: that she too was a lesbian and living privately with her life partner Barbara Brass for many years.  Surviving the Silence is a coming out story like no other, deeply moving, troubling, revealing of unknown, policy-changing history - and powerfully inspirational.

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SATURDAY JUNE 19th 4.00PM

Short Films Package (5 films/ 64 min)
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SHOW & TELL
Dir: Sakshi Gurnani / 10 min / Narrative Short
In suburban New Jersey when a 6-year old Indian boy really wants a Barbie doll for his collection of rugged toys, this makes his mother think that something might be really 'wrong' with him.



SUNDOWN
Dir: Erik Gernand / 11 min / Narrative Short
An elderly man gets a visit from his childhood best friend, who appears to him as a teenager.






THE FAMILY ALBUM
Dir: Anthony Chapman / 19 min / Narrative Short
A teenage home health care worker in the deep South forms a special bond with her first client, a trans man in the final months of his life.



DRIVING LOUISE
Dir: Isaac Knopf / 22 min / Narrative Short
Ezra is volunteered by her mother to drive a widowed 70-year-old neighbor, Louise, to visit her husband's out-of-state grave. On the road, Ezra's newfound insecurity with sexual identity builds while Louise silently recalls a hidden relationship with a woman fifty years before.


STILL HERE
Dir: Thomas Pardoe / 12 min / Narrative Short
A septuagenarian mother admits her 45 year old son to an assisted living center hoping that something triggers him back to reality. A story of Inspiration and hope!





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SUNDAY JUNE 20th 2.00PM

BULLY 
Dir: Aaron Alon / 60 min / Narrative Feature

Bully is a dramatic musical about Sam Bradley, a young man who commits suicide after being repeatedly bullied in school. The story follows Sam and the lives of those around him in the days leading up to and following his suicide.


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SUNDAY JUNE 20th 4.00PM

UNSETTLED
Dir: Tom Shepard / 81 min / Documentary Feature  

Unsettled follows stories of the four LGBTQ refugees who flee their homelands to the safety of the United States. While Syrian emigrant Subhi becomes a voice for the queer refugee movement, Angolan lesbians Cheyenne and Mari, along with Junior, a gender-nonconforming gay man from the Congo, have a more difficult time navigating the labyrinths of the American bureaucracy. Director Tom Shepard takes a compassionate look at the American dream as it exists before and after the 2016 elections.

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#pridemonth2021  #OneWorld #internationalfilmfestival #lgbtqia  #QueerCinema #LGBTQcinema #pridemonth  #Pride

Contacts:


The Humsafar Trust
Facebook, Insta, Twitter: @thehumsafartrust

U.S. Consulate General Mumbai
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KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
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KASHISH 2021 'Wendell Rodricks Poster Design Contest' - Submissions open

 













KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (India) invites graphic designers across the world to participate in the KASHISH 2021 Wendell Rodricks Poster Design Contest to design the official festival poster and overall look for the festival’s upcoming 12th edition in May, 2021 with the theme ‘Unlock With Pride’. 

Started by the late couture designer Wendell Rodricks in 2012, and continued in his memory by his partner Jérôme Marrel, the poster design contest offers a cash award of Rs.25,000 (approx. US$340) and a KASHISH Butterfly trophy. 

Fill out the Contest Form at https://tinyurl.com/K21PosterContest1 with all details.

Contest closes on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 at 11:59pm (IST)


POSTER DESIGN CONTEST RULES


WHAT TO SUBMIT:

A graphically designed poster is easily re-producable across design platforms and branding elements. No photographs or hand painted or any other form of artwork will be considered.

The submitted poster design must encompass the KASHISH 2021 theme ‘Unlock With Pride’ (for description of the theme read below).

THEME:  ‘Unlock With Pride’

The theme of KASHISH 2021 is #UnlockWithPride, representing the festival's mission to unlock geographical & racial barriers, and encourage love & acceptance of #LGBTQIA+ individuals, and thereby unlock a new normal of hope for everyone.

It should be an original artwork and all the rights to the submitted poster must be held by the participant.


HOW TO SUBMIT:

1. Poster Design MUST include the following:

(i) Festival’s Edition & Name: 12th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

(ii) Tagline: South Asia’s Biggest Queer Film Festival

(iii) KASHISH logo available at: https://tinyurl.com/KASHISHMIQFFLogos

(iv) Theme Line: ‘Unlock With Pride’

(v) Date: May 20-30, 2021

(vi) Space for logos of organizers & partners at the bottom of the poster (to be inserted later)


2. Image Orientation: Portrait. The design should be a VERTICAL (PORTRAIT) image.

3. Submission Size – A2 Portrait 300 DPI (4961 pixels width x 7016 pixels height). 

4. Submission Format – PNG or JPEG. Maximum file size – 10 MB.

5. Upon selection it should be available as an Adobe Illustrator / Corel Draw file.

6. All images used in the poster MUST be free of all copyright.


WHERE TO SUBMIT:

Fill out the Contest Form at https://tinyurl.com/K21PosterContest1 with all details.


DISCLAIMER:

1. KASHISH MIQFF has zero discrimination policy. Everyone is welcome to submit their designs. Every design will be judged purely on its merit and its co-relation to the festival theme.

2. The contest receives hundreds of entries from all over the world. Many a times several submissions display similarity. Hence KASHISH is not responsible for receiving designs which maybe similar to yours. The selection team judges each design in its entirety and only on its merit and relevance to theme. Decision of the judge is final and indisputable.


Poster Design Contest FAQs


1. When is the deadline?

Entries should reach us by or before SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2021 at 11:59pm (IST)


2. Who can submit and how many entries can one submit?

This is an International Competition. Anyone, anywhere in the world can participate. Each participant is allowed to submit a maximum of TWO entries with COMPLETELY DIFFERENT Designs.


3. What about images to be used?

It has to be a graphic design that is easily re-producable across design platforms and branding elements. The participant should hold full responsibility of owning the copyright to the images and designs submitted to the contest. The entry will be disqualified if it has any copyrighted image or element.


4. Where do I submit or send my design?

By filling out form https://tinyurl.com/K21PosterContest1 with all details. Upload the designs in the form itself.


5. How does the judging take place?

The entries will be shortlisted by the KASHISH core team and the winner will be picked by Jérôme Marrel, partner of late Wendell Roidricks. The decision of poster selection will be based on relevance, authenticity and innovation.


6. Can I submit a design which is done by me and my friend together?

Yes, you may. If your design gets selected as a winner the festival will award only one trophy and also the cash award will be transferred only to you. However you and your co-designer/s will be credited in the festival's press releases and promotions.


7. Can I re-use my poster design from this contest for other projects?

No. The submissions cannot be used fully or partially elsewhere till the results are announced. The winning design becomes the property of KASHISH and cannot be reused anywhere in full or in parts.


8. If the submitted poster does not get selected as the winning poster, can I use it elsewhere?

If a submitted poster does not get selected the participant is free to use it anywhere else.


9. When will I be informed if my design gets selected?

An official email will be sent to you during the last week of February 2021. Please make sure to share your valid email id with us.


10. Will I also get an email feedback if my design doesn’t get selected?

Sorry. We only email a notification about the winner. Each year the festival receives a sizeable amount of entries across the world. It won’t be possible for us to send feedback to each participant.  


11. Will I get any credit if my design is selected?

The winner(s) of the contest will be credited in the press, festival website and catalog.


12. What are the rewards if my design is selected?

The reward includes a cash prize of Rs.25,000, a KASHISH Butterfly trophy, a Festival Guest Pass that allows entry to all festival events during KASHISH 2021. 


13. When and where will the winner be awarded?

The winner will be awarded at the Awards & Closing Ceremony on Sunday, May 30, 2021.

Whether the ceremony will be held online or on-ground the winner will be intimated beforehand. 

In case of an on-ground Award Ceremony, the travel & accommodation to the festival in Mumbai has to be borne by the winner.  


14. If unable to attend in person, how the winner will receive the rewards?

The cash prize anyway will be transferred within two weeks after the festival’s closing ceremony. Bank transfer charges will be deducted where applicable.

In case of an online festival, the trophy will be couriered to the winner within a month post the festival depending on the current situation.

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