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India’s Gay Pride ‘Evening Shadows’ Film’s US Release
01-Jul-2019
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KHL News Bureau
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Multiple international award winning Indian gay feature film ‘Evening Shadows’ had its theatrical premiere in San Francisco, USA, at two theaters simultaneously on Thursday.
This follows the successful limited theatrical release of the film in India on January 11, 2019, where several shows witnessed a good crowd. The makers have followed this up with a limited theatrical release in the world’s gay capital – San Francisco on Thursday. It was screened at the iconic Frisco movie theaters – Landmark Theater and Roxy Cinema in keeping with the filmmakers’ plans to provide it a LGBTQ and South Asian audiences.
Sridhar Rangayan, who on Wednesday received the Honour Award at Zinegoak LGBTQ film festival in Bilbao, Spain said, “Evening Shadows
has been touching hearts and creating a very important bridge between LGBTQ communities and their families across the world. We are happy to
continue not only its film festival run, but also continue to explore its exhibition at mainstream platforms”.
Mohammed Shaik Hussain Ali, one of the main producers of the film, who is an author and activist based in San Francisco said, “It’s a moment
of pride when the movie that has been awarded 16 times and played at 55+ festivals comes to San Francisco, the city I’ve called home for over a decade now. Being part of the local LGBTQ community and experiencing its journey first hand, it’s on a humble note that I’m able to share the movie with fellow community members and allies. In this 50th year of Pride, movies like Evening Shadows are a beacon of hope, future and a chapter that resonates with everyone – no matter the ancestry, location or position. Thanks to Sridhar and our amazing cast and crew for capturing the moments on the big screen that bring alive the story. I’m looking forward to sharing the experience with everyone.”
Evening Shadows is a heartwarming story about a son coming out to his mother in a small town in India, but also more so about the mother coming out as a woman within a patriarchal society to accept her gay son.
Starring Mona Ambegaonkar, Ananth Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi and Arpit Chaudhary in lead roles, the film also features a soulful song ‘Surmaee Shaam’ composed and sung by eminent musician Shubha Mudgal with lyrics by Saagar Gupta.
This independent feature in Hindi (with English subtitles) is produced by Solaris Pictures with support from over 180 crowdfunding contributors. The film also helped kickstart ‘Sweekar – The Rainbow Parents’, the first ever PFLAG support group for parents of LGBTQ children in India.
YouTube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDpqasfWF9k
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“KHL News Bureau
[email protected]
Multiple international award winning Indian gay feature film ‘Evening Shadows’ had its theatrical premiere in San Francisco, USA, at two theaters simultaneously on Thursday.
This follows the successful limited theatrical release of the film in India on January 11, 2019, where several shows witnessed a good crowd. The makers have followed this up with a limited theatrical release in the world’s gay capital – San Francisco on Thursday. It was screened at the iconic Frisco movie theaters – Landmark Theater and Roxy Cinema in keeping with the filmmakers’ plans to provide it a LGBTQ and South Asian audiences.
Sridhar Rangayan, who on Wednesday received the Honour Award at Zinegoak LGBTQ film festival in Bilbao, Spain said, “Evening Shadows
has been touching hearts and creating a very important bridge between LGBTQ communities and their families across the world. We are happy to
continue not only its film festival run, but also continue to explore its exhibition at mainstream platforms”.
Mohammed Shaik Hussain Ali, one of the main producers of the film, who is an author and activist based in San Francisco said, “It’s a moment
of pride when the movie that has been awarded 16 times and played at 55+ festivals comes to San Francisco, the city I’ve called home for over a decade now. Being part of the local LGBTQ community and experiencing its journey first hand, it’s on a humble note that I’m able to share the movie with fellow community members and allies. In this 50th year of Pride, movies like Evening Shadows are a beacon of hope, future and a chapter that resonates with everyone – no matter the ancestry, location or position. Thanks to Sridhar and our amazing cast and crew for capturing the moments on the big screen that bring alive the story. I’m looking forward to sharing the experience with everyone.”
Evening Shadows is a heartwarming story about a son coming out to his mother in a small town in India, but also more so about the mother coming out as a woman within a patriarchal society to accept her gay son.
Starring Mona Ambegaonkar, Ananth Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi and Arpit Chaudhary in lead roles, the film also features a soulful song ‘Surmaee Shaam’ composed and sung by eminent musician Shubha Mudgal with lyrics by Saagar Gupta.
This independent feature in Hindi (with English subtitles) is produced by Solaris Pictures with support from over 180 crowdfunding contributors. The film also helped kickstart ‘Sweekar – The Rainbow Parents’, the first ever PFLAG support group for parents of LGBTQ children in India.
YouTube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDpqasfWF9k
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