From: Tejal Shah <ts@vsnl.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:11:23 +0530
Subject: Larzish, 2nd International Film Festival of Sexuality and Gender Plurality, 2004

Larzish, 2nd International Film Festival of Sexuality and Gender Plurality, 2004

Larzish welcomes you back in its second year!

This year we bring to you, new and diverse programs. Expect to catch about 90 films spread over four days from Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Canada, Columbia, France, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, USA, UK, Uruguay and Uganda.

Festival highlights include:

A RETROSPECTIVE OF FILMS BY FILMMAKER PRATIBHA PARMAR - Daily The festival brings the first ever retrospective of Pratibha Parmar to India. She is an award winning independent director and producer. Her films have exhibited widely at international film festivals and broadcast on television in many countries. (Kindly refer to the festival catalogue for timings)

DISCIPLINING BHUPEN - SEXUAL TRANSGRESSIONS AND NORMATIVE VISUALITIES A talk by Parul Dave Mukerjee - 4th November, 15:00 - 16:00hrs Themes of homosexuality have either been anathema, viewed as transgressions to be contained or reductive modes of organizing Bhupen Khakhar's entire oeuvre by institutions of art. Art historian Parul Dave argues that the radicalism of his work lies elsewhere and that homosexuality emerges as one among several positions of marginality.

MARRIAGE, FAMILY & COMMUNITY - A PANEL DISCUSSION, 6th November, 17:00 - 19:00Hrs Panelists: Anupama Rao, Mary John, Rinchin and Rohini Hensman It is apparent that the institution of the 'natural family', as decreed through marriage, has remained a dominant organising principle. In what ways has feminism, dalit, queer or left politics attempted to transgress the familiar boundaries of family? The panel will address these issues and look at more fluid forms of family and community.

APPEARANCES & IDENTITY, A PANEL DISCUSSION, 7th November, 15:00 - 17:00hrs Panelists: Kajol, Maya Sharma and Shohini Ghosh The panelists will make linkages between gender and sexuality within a bi-gendered society. What happens when people's appearances seem to create fissures in the binary of 'male' and 'female'? What identity does one carry, and how is that perceived in the reading of our gender?

Larzish, tremors of a revolution... 2nd International Film Festival of Sexuality and Gender Plurality, India 4th-7th November, 2004, Rama Watumull Auditorium, KC College, Dinshaw Wachha Road, Churchgate, Bombay-20

Please check the web-site for further details: http://www.larzish.org 

For invitation passes to the festival, please contact: 23439651 or 23436692 or write to larzish_india@yahoo.com