WHO CAN SPEAK OF MEN?
Documentary Short I 28 mins I India
Director I Cinematographer I Editor: Ambarien Alqadar
Produced by: Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research Center
MA Thesis Film
Synopsis: three Muslim women cross dress and break stereotypes as they navigate everyday life in one of the largest segregated neighborhoods for Muslims in New Delhi, India.
Premier Screening: The British Film Institute Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (renamed as BFI Flare)
“An astonishing intimate documentary about middle class Muslim women in India who refuse to confirm to feminine norms. They describe in poignant detail the everyday struggles they face in order to be true to themselves. The filmmaker has had unprecedented access to the women’s lives because she also comes from the area in which they live. A revolutionary and subversive documentary for its portrayal of contemporary Indian Muslim women”. World Cinema, New Films in Asian Diaspora, The British Film Institute, FLARE 2005
Screenings
2007 Public Service Broadcasting International Film Festival, India
2006 The British Council Library, New Delhi, India
2006 The Rialto Theatre, Amsterdam
2006 Pink Apple Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Zurich, Switzerland
2005 The Berlin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2005 Reeling Chicago Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
2005 Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2005 London Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
2005 Copenhagen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Denmark
2005 Cineffable, Paris Feminist & Lesbian Film Festival
2005 Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
2004 The British Film Institute Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, UK
2004 Larzish International Festival of Gender and Sexuality Mumbai
Community Engagement Screenings
Jagori, India (Non-Profit Community organization working on empowerment of women)
TARSHI (Talking About Reproductive and Sexual Health in India)
Action India
Kriti, New Delhi
Aawaz-e-Niswan (Voice of Women) Mumbai, India
Bebaak Collective (Fearless Collective), Mumbai, India
Umang (Support group for Lesbian, Bisexual and Transpersons) India
Zuban Film Festival, Mumbai