Purple Skies
Purple Skies | |
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Directed by | Sridhar Rangayan |
Produced by | Public Service Broadcasting Trust |
Written by | Sridhar Rangayan |
Distributed by | Solaris Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi/ English |
Purple Skies is a 2014 movie directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust. It represents the opinions of lesbians, bisexuals and transmen in India. The censor board of India granted a Universal (U) certificate and was also broadcast on Doordarshan in 2015[1]. The documentary film showcases stories of the LGBT community about living in India and is the first documentary on LGBT to be screened on a National Network, Doordarshan[2].
As of 2015, it has been screened at 27 international film festivals.
Cast
- Betu Singh[3]
- Sonal Giani
- Maya Lisa-Shanker
- Shobhna S Kumar[4]
- Raj Kanaujiya
Screenings
- 38 Frameline San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival[5][6]
- GAZE International LGBT Film Festival, Dublin
- 5th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival, 2014
- 13th Prague Indian Film Festival, 2014
- 10th Gay Film Night International Film Festival, Romania, 2014
- 18th Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, USA, 2014
- 13th Q! Film Festival, Indonesia, 2014
- Trikone Australasia Queer Film Night, Melbourne, Australia, 2014
- 3rd Everybody’s Perfect, Geneva, Switzerland, 2014
- South Asian Film Festival, North Carolina, 2014
- Florence Queer Festival, Italy, 2014
- Festival of Lesbian Identities, Budapest, 2014
- Sappho LGBT Film Festival, Kolkata, 2014
- 5th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, Mumbai[7]
External Links
References
- ↑ "This Film on LGBTQ Community Was Not Only Aired on DD but Also Given a 'U' Certificate". The Better India. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ "Doordarshan telecasts film on LGBT for the first time". Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ ""Purple Skies" is a look into the lesbian, bisexual and trans community in India - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ "Film on Indian lesbians creating waves internationally - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ http://www.psbt.org/screening/movie_review/541
- ↑ "Our Films – PSBT". psbt.org. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ Grover, Erin. "A Historic First: Indian Network Airs Sridhar Rangayan's Documentary On Indian Lesbians, Bisexuals & Transgendered Men | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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