Olivia Colman and John Lithgow star in a queer family drama called "Jimpa," which will open the 17th Kashish Pride Film Festival in Mumbai this June.
The festival will show 153 films from 43 countries at three places: Liberty Cinema, Alliance Francaise, and the National Gallery of Modern Art.
"Jimpa" is about themes of queer happiness and family getting back together.
It follows Hannah, played by Colman, a filmmaker who takes her non-binary teen, played by Aud Mason-Hyde, to Amsterdam to meet her gay father, Jimpa, played by Lithgow.
Two films have been chosen for special shows.
Naveen Kishore's 1999 documentary "Performing the Goddess: Chapal Bhaduri's Story" tells the life of Chapal Rani, a famous performer in Bengal's theater who played female roles all his life. Dibakar Banerjee's "Love, Sex and Dhoka 2" is a new movie that features a real transgender actress in the main role and looks at social media and reality TV.
The festival's four Centerpiece films come from different parts of the world.
Rohan Kanawade's "Cactus Pears" (Sabar Bonda) is a love story between two men in a rural Indian village. Daniel Ribeiro's Brazilian film "I Am Going To Miss You" focuses on a transmasculine person and a transgender woman. Sam Feder's documentary "Heightened Scrutiny" follows a transmasculine lawyer fighting for LGBTQ+ rights. And Lakhinandan Boruah and Swapnesh Dubey's documentary "Queering India" explores the LGBTQ+ experience in India.
Sridhar Rangayan, the festival's founder and director, said, "We received nearly 600 entries this year, and curating the final list was a big job.
We aim to include a wide range of LGBTQ+ voices and also show the connections between sexuality and other factors like disability, faith, and region."
Spain is the focus country this year, with four feature films and 12 short films in the lineup.
Highlights include the Teddy Award-winning "Ivan & Hadoum" by Ian de la Rosa and the closing film "Maspolamas" directed by Aitor Arregi and Jose Mari Goenaga. A new section called "Genderation Shorts," which highlights stories from young people about gender and identity, is also making its debut.
Saagar Gupta, the festival's artistic director, said, "As usual, the festival keeps changing and adding fresh ideas.
We have some more surprises coming up."
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