Purple Skies Explained
Purple Skies |
Director: | Sridhar Rangayan |
Producer: | Public Service Broadcasting Trust |
Distributor: | Solaris Pictures |
Runtime: | 66 minutes |
Country: | India |
Language: | Hindi/ English |
Purple Skies is a 2014 movie directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust and Solaris Pictures. It documents the opinions of lesbians, bisexuals and trans men in India. It was 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 topics to be screened on a national network, Doordarshan.[2] As of 2015, it has been screened at 27 international film festivals.
Cast
Screenings
- Reel Queer Film Series 2015, Buffalo, USA [5]
- 38 Frameline San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival[6] [7]
- 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[8]
External links
Notes and References
- News: This Film on LGBTQ Community Was Not Only Aired on DD but Also Given a 'U' Certificate. 2015-09-15. The Better India. 2017-09-08. en-US.
- News: Doordarshan telecasts film on LGBT for the first time. 2017-09-08.
- News: "Purple Skies" is a look into the lesbian, bisexual and trans community in India - AfterEllen. 2015-06-08. AfterEllen. 2017-09-08. en-US.
- Web site: Film on Indian lesbians creating waves internationally - Gaylaxy Magazine. www.gaylaxymag.com. 28 August 2014. en-US. 2017-09-08.
- Web site: Purple Skies (2014) .
- Web site: Public Service Broadcasting Trust . www.psbt.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150312170103/http://www.psbt.org/screening/movie_review/541 . 2015-03-12.
- Web site: Our Films – PSBT. psbt.org. en-US. 2017-09-08.
- Web site: A Historic First: Indian Network Airs Sridhar Rangayan's Documentary On Indian Lesbians, Bisexuals & Transgendered Men IndieWire. Grover. Erin. www.indiewire.com. en. 2017-09-08.