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Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2022

Film Festival|A festival of shorts, feature films and documentaries on sexuality and gender diversity

  • Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Auditorium, Chennai

  • Free entry. All are welcome!

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Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2022

A festival of shorts, feature films and documentaries on sexuality and gender diversity

The tenth edition of　Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival is being held live from 11th to 13th November 2022 at Goethe-Institut Auditorium. Reel Desires features films, shorts and documentaries showcasing sexuality and gender diversity issues.

We will screen 19 shorts and three feature-length films from eight countries, and host a panel discussion on housing and shelter for the trans and queer communities. Also, there's a limited-entry hip-hop party on Saturday night that requires prior registration. 
 
The films and panel discussion do not require prior registration: seating is on a  first-come first-served basis. Reel Desires CIQFF2022 is brought to you by Orinam in partnership with the Goethe-Institut, Nirangal and SAATHII.

Film festival venue: Goethe-Institut, 4, 5th Street, Rutland Gate, Chennai.

As LGBTIQA+ collectives in India work to expand inclusion and reduce discrimination on the ground, we also work to engender change in hearts and minds, a task substantially more challenging than legal reform. One way we do this is by participating in and producing cultures that reflect both the universality and specificity of our experiences.

Contact chennaiintlqueerfilmfest@gmail.com, orinam.net@gmail.com, +91 98415 57983 or visit http://www.ciqff.org  for more information.
 

German Film @ Reel Desires

Zuhur's Daughters
Director: Laurentia Genske, Robin Humboldt
2021 | 89 min.

Two Syrian sisters, on the verge of adulthood and trans *, are looking to find their way in their new home-country Germany. This film not only tells the moving story of a family that sticks together despite all hardships, but also poses the question of one's own identity. A coming-of-age documentary about the search for one's individual place in society.