Monday, December 29, 2008

Panel Discussion with Ruth Vanita and Saleem Kidwai

Nigah presents>>

Same-Sex Love in India: A Literary History
(new revised edition, Penguin India 2008)

A Panel Discussion with Ruth Vanita and Saleem Kidwai

Monday, January 5, 6.30 p.m.
Oxford Bookstore, Statesman House, Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi

Do come, bring friends and inform other who may be interested!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

HerzHaft and Give Piece of Ass a Chance

Nigah invites you>>

to a screening and discussion with Pramada Menon and Rahul Singh of two short films which explore notions of consent.

'What is consent?'
'Are the issues in relation to consent in queer relationships different?'
'How can we manage perceptions of consent in a queer context?'

Join us to discuss these and other questions raised by the films.
Date: 12th December 2008
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Attic, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi

HerzHaft
Germany (http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/results.aspx?CID=9&FID=42)
2007, 15 Minutes
Language: German *English Sub-Titles*
Director: Martin Busker

This film explores notions of consent through the forbidden love between a 33 year-old football coach and one of his 15 year old players.

Give Piece of Ass a Chance
Canada (http://www.frameline.org/festival/film/results.aspx?CID=4&FID=38)
2006, 16 Minutes
Language: English *English Sub-Titles*
Director: Bruce LaBruce

Give Piece of Ass a Chance is the third in a series of porn produced by The Scandelles starring their alter egos, The Partistes. It shows the inception of these characters as a group of anti-war sex terrorists who kidnap a munitions heiress and fuckwash her using her family's deadly legacy. GPAC pokes loving fun at the misguided but consequential anti-war, anti-bourgeois and feminist groups of the early '70s and '90s and the media's natural obsession with their innate sexiness. The Scandelles set out to make porn based on genre and this one pays tribute to the political stylings of Bruce LaBruce, directed by the man himself.

Come join us and spread the word!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Next Event: November 22, 2008 at the Attic

Nigah invites you for the screening of
Nighthawks
a movie by Ron Peck

Runtime : 109 mins

When and Where : 22nd November 2008, 6:30 pm, The Attic, Regal building, Connaught Place

Synopsis: One of the first commercially-regarded gay feature films from the UK, Nighthawks consciously sought to redress the negative and moralistic stereotypes presented by mainstream cinema. The everyday experiences of a gay teacher offer both a subjective account of his disjointed emotional life, and a fascinating record of the gay scene in London in the late 70s.

and

Nighthawks Reflected

Paula Nightingale
A 30-minute documentary on the making and impact of Nighthawks, presented by Matt Lucas

Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Screening: Punches n Ponytails, 11 October 2008, 6:30PM @ THe Attic in CP

Punches n Ponytailsa film on women boxing in India (74 min/ 2008)
by Pankaj Rishi Kumar
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Synopsis: The film is a journey into the sweet science of boxing being practiced by two Indian women. Using cinema verité style and shot over a period of two and half years, the film articulates the boxer's concerns and share experiences and ideas about their future.
on Saturday, 11th October, starting 6.30 pm

About the Director: Graduating from Puneʼs Film and Television Institute in 1992, and specialising in Film Editing, Pankaj was assisted editor on Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen. After editing documentaries and TV serials, he made his first film KUMAR TALKIES. Subsequently, Pankaj has become a one man crew producing, directing, shooting and editing his own films.(Pather Chujaeri, The Vote, Gharat, 3 Men and a Bulb). Pankaj was awarded a Asia Society fellowship at Harvard Asia Centre (2003). He was a TA at the first Asian Film Academy (Pusan)

Screening: Punches n Ponytails

Punches n Ponytailsa film on women boxing in India (74 min/ 2008)
by Pankaj Rishi Kumar
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Synopsis: The film is a journey into the sweet science of boxing being practiced by two Indian women. Using cinema verité style and shot over a period of two and half years, the film articulates the boxer's concerns and share experiences and ideas about their future.
on Saturday, 11th October, starting 6.30 pm

About the Director: Graduating from Puneʼs Film and Television Institute in 1992, and specialising in Film Editing, Pankaj was assisted editor on Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen. After editing documentaries and TV serials, he made his first film KUMAR TALKIES. Subsequently, Pankaj has become a one man crew producing, directing, shooting and editing his own films.(Pather Chujaeri, The Vote, Gharat, 3 Men and a Bulb). Pankaj was awarded a Asia Society fellowship at Harvard Asia Centre (2003). He was a TA at the first Asian Film Academy (Pusan)

Screening: Punches n Ponytails

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Nigah Presents: "How Do I Look" a film about American kothis























WHEN:
Saturday, 13 September 6:30PM
WHERE:
The Attic in Connaught Place, Regal Theater Building (near the People Tree)

Fabulous, fierce and free. Many may have heard of the social dance known as Vogueing in the Black & Latino poor and working class communities in urban America- those that rebelled that faithful morn in '69 at a bar called Stonewall, giving rise to the modern Gay Liberation movement. Some may have even seen 1990's Paris is Burning and felt uncomfortable with the film's voyeuristic gaze.  And this community even defies language: Somehow, descriptions like effeminate, and labels like transvestite, transgender, transexual or even gay, lesbian and bisexual simply do not do the community any justice. Finally, a film with its own voice.

From Wikipedia: 
How Do I Look is a "showcase" of the talent of the Ballroom community. It follows several famous artists, such as Willi Ninja, Kevin Ultra-Omni, Octavia St. Laurent and Jose Xtravaganza. The film interviews its artists about their experiences with Ball competitions and the challenges faced by the Ball community, including persistent social misconception, drug use, sex work, acceptance of sexuality and gender, and HIV/AIDS.


Do join us for film, folks and fun!