*You are cordially invited to*
*Sunday High, 11 July 2010*
*Film screenings *
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Bombay Dost presents this time two short films, one fiction and one
documentary. The factor common to these is blogger/activist, Harish Iyer --
'Amen', gay short fiction, is inspired by his life, and 'Speak Up - It's Not
Your Fault', is a documentary where Harish and the docu's director, Deepika
Lal, confront the realities of the sexual abuse they faced as children.
*1) Amen*
(24 mins)
*Actors:* Karan Mehra and Jitin Gulati
*Directors:* Ranadeep Bhattacharyya and Judhajit Bagchi
*Synopsis:*
The worldwide web brings the two protagonists, Andy and Harry, together on
a nonchalant afternoon. Andy, the suave and rich urban banker stands in a
place where he shouldn’t ideally be while his counterpart, the soft-spoken,
overtly humble Harry, stands tall and firm and is completely rooted where he
is today. Both have different hopes from the destined meeting. Their
interaction brings out questions that need to be answered, truths that need
to be accepted and a life that stands to be reckoned.
“Amen” makes two characters meet, experience hope amidst confusion, explore
truths about sexuality and the self and delves into the profound meaning of
life in the continuum of its trifles.
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*Promo:* http://bit.ly/amenteaser
*Website:* www.facebook.com/amen2010
*2) **Speak Up - It's Not Your Fault*
(26mins)
*Director: *Deepika Lal
A media students' documentary film dealing with the trauma of child sexual
abuse through stories of two survivors who have chosen to Speak Up! about
it. The documentary voices the concerns for safeguarding children from such
incidents.
*There will also be a QA session about the two films.*
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*Time:* 6.30pm to 8pm.
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*Venue: *The Humsafar Trust's Drop-in Centre, 4th floor, Municipal Transit
Building (Vakola Municipal Market Building), Near Raheja Point and Vakola
Masjid, Santacruz (East), Mumbai.
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**Space courtesy:* The Humsafar Trust.
*Note:* Programme subject to change without notice in unavoidable
circumstances.
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