Unless I have understood this incorrectly, the college authorities have clearly said that they have an objection to homosexuality too, not just nudity (in any case there is a controversy over whether the nudity was complete or partial). Why do you, me, or the public in general need to see the movie to determine if it is indecent ? The students have clarified the film was part of a film-making course and not meant for public viewing at all. These students need to be supported against institutionalised homophobia, irrespective of how many inches of skin was shown by them. Please do not sit in judgement over them, otherwise there is no difference in mentality between you and the college !
Cheers Salil guamtab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It would be nice if this film could be put online for us to see. Then we could all judge whether it is truly indecent or not. Perhaps even a posting on youtube to get world wide public opinion on the issue. Try to give the students a fair hearing. It is really hard to say one way or the other without having scene the material. --- In gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com, "lgbtindiagroup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > THIRUVANANTHAPURAM May 1, 2007 > > > http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp? > ID=IEO20070430161535&Page=O&Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0 > > Five expelled for gay film > Tuesday May 1 2007 02:37 IST > T'PURAM: At a time when the Government is keen on introducing sex > education in schools, a reputed Christian college has booted out five > students for making a five minute short film that explores the secret > woes of homosexuals. > > The short film, titled Secret Minds, had put the authorities of St > Joseph's College of Communications at Changanassery in Kottayam > district in a fix. > > "We teach modern technology and so we are generally open to new > ideas. But this film was outrageously indecent," a senior teacher at > the college told this website's newspaper. > > The College authorities decided on the drastic course of action after > watching the short film twice and after finding the students reply to > two show cause notices 'unconvincing'. > > The show cause notices had noted that the students had misused the > campus and the hostel premises for the shoot. It also took strong > exception to the 'nude act' of the performers. > > The film, acted by four BA (multimedia) students and directed by an > MA (film and TV) student of the college, was made for a competition > in an inter-college short film festival in Thiruvananthapuram. > > One of the students said that in making the film they had functioned > well within the limits of the creative freedom granted to them by the > very nature of the course. He admitted that they had acted 'partially > nude' as it was required by the script. > > His other argument was that the film was not intended for public > viewing. "The film was targeted at the festival crowd. At festivals, > only creativity matters and issues of morality are swept aside," he > said. > > Now, the dismissed students have moved the Mahatma Gandhi University > grievances cell against the college. > --------------------------------- Check out what you're missing if you're not on Yahoo! Messenger
