TARANG- Delhi International Queer Theater & Film Festival (2018) The 4th edition of festival took place on 1 and 2 December 2018 at Pyarey Lal Bhavan, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi. The event was primarily organised by Harmless Hugs with support from various organisations like Canada High Commission, Samarth,
India HIV/AIDS Alliance, Ketto, The Humsafar Trust, Miss Woomaniya, LGBT Events India, and others. This festival saw street theatre performances on HIV, various plays related to LGBTQ+ like
Lihaaf/Ehsaas,
Mard,
Anhad e Kathak (a dance drama on HIV/AIDS) and films like
How Was Your Day,
Zara Nazar Utha Ke, Misswomania and more. As for the talks and discussions, Simran Shaikh,
Arvind Gaur and Sonal Mehta were some of the speakers at the festival. There were a bunch of other musical and theatrical performances too.
Plays and performances • Mard • Zahiri Haqeeqat • Pehchaan The event also saw a photo exhibition by Katharina Domscheit D’souza. Besides, a free HIV testing and health awareness camp was organised by Impulse India, Project Samarth and Hamsafar Trust. Bismaya Kumar Raulo from Impulse New Delhi said "''Stigma attached to sexual orientation and sexual preferences have been a major challenge in the society. Platforms like Delhi International Queer Theatre and Film Festival is a unique way to reach out to the society and advocate for equal rights for everyone regardless of sex, gender, and sexuality. It also gives an opportunity to the people who are in the closet and still fighting with their identity. Let's work together for a better and brighter future of the LGBTQIA community in India”''
Movies Screened • ''Underneath the Makeup, there's me (English)'' •
Lihaaf (Hindi/Urdu) • That's my boy (Malayalam) • AMORfo (Spanish) • In the mood of Love
(English) • An open Wind
(English) • That's my boy
(English) • My Child is Gay
(English) • Boy Meets Boy
(English) Plays and performances • Meeta ki Kahani (Hindi Play) • Libaas (Hindi Play) • Pehchaan (Hindi Play) • I step on air (English Performance)
DIQTFF (2015) The first edition of the festival took place on 12 and 13 December 2015 at Lok Kala Manch, Lodi Institutional Area, New Delhi. The event was primarily organised by
Harmless Hugs with support from organisations like
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, High Commission of Canada, GLIFFAA and others.There were seven plays and fourteen films, including Under The Shade (2013), directed by J.M. Hall, as well as talks by activists. == References ==