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A Jihad for Love (2007)
Directed by Parvez Sharma
Produced by Sandi Simcha DuBowski and Parvez Sharma
Distributed by First Run Features (U.S.)
Running time 81 min
Language English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, French, Turkish, etc.
Parvez Sharma's A Jihad for Love
marks one of the very first documentaries to examine the occasional
overlaps between Islam and homosexuality. Evincing great sensitivity to
both the subject matter and the interviewees, Sharma hones in on a
transcontinental group of homosexual individuals who attempt to
reconcile their faith in the Koran (where, according to many
interpretations, same-sex relations are condemned) with their
non-heterosexual identities. Hailing from countries as diverse as
France, South Africa, Turkey, and India, these individuals typically
find themselves in a delicate position; forced to hide their private
lives in their native Muslim communities under fear of death, the next
best option that exists involves immigrating out of the Middle East and
thus abandoning their home cultures. At the core of her film, Sharma
suggests that the answer may lie in an unusual source of hope: the
devout individuals who, in lieu of relinquishing Islam, make the
difficult and commendable decision to try to reconcile their sexual and
romantic proclivities with their Islamic faith.
Controversy and Problems
Sharma's making of the film has not been without criticism.
“
About every two weeks I get an e-mail that berates me, condemns me
to hell and, if they are nice, asks me to still seek forgiveness while
there is still time. ”
The film was banned from
screening at the 2008 Singapore International Film Festival "in view of
the sensitive nature of the subject that features Muslim homosexuals in
various countries and their struggle to reconcile religion and their
lifestyle," Amy Chua, Singapore Board of Film Censors chairwoman was
quoted as saying by The Straits Times.
Awards: 2009 Outstanding Documentary, GLAAD Media Awards; 2008 Best Documentary (Special Mention - Sharvez Parma), Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival; 2008 Best Documentary Film (Sharvez Parma), Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Tropical Malady (Sud Pralad)
(Thailand, 2004)
Written and Directed by Apichatpong WeerasethakulProduced by Charles de Meaux and Axel MoebiusStarring Sakda Kaewbuadee as Tong, Banlop Lomnoi as Keng, Sirivech
Jareonchon, Udom Promma and Huai DeesomDistributed by TIFA, Kick the Machine, Anna Sanders FilmsRunning time 125 minutesLanguage ThaiOne
of Thailand's leading experimental filmmakers, Apichatpong
Weerasethakul directed this ambitious examination of fear and desire.
Keng (Banlop Lomnoi) is a soldier who has been assigned duty as a
forest ranger in the woodlands of the country. While on duty, he meets
a young man named Tong (Sakda Kaewbuadee); Keng becomes deeply
infatuated with Tong, but while Tong is friendly with Keng, he is
obviously unwilling to respond to his romantic overtures. As Keng deals
with his disappointment, he learns that a number of animals and
villagers have fallen victim to a vicious predator who may be a tiger
or a shape-shifting shaman. Keng gathers his courage and begins
tracking the beast lurking deep within the jungle shadows. Sud Pralad ( aka Tropical Malady) was screened in competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. "A movie that really
consume the inside, like a terminal disease. Every senses of your body
will be over-excited, there is a TERRIFIC use of sound effects, that
will render the tropical forest a living entity, intelligent, thinking,
speaking. The contrast between the horrors and anguishes of modern time
and the most charming folk legends , that awaken the most genuine human
side from the bottom of our hearts is something quite unique and
unforgettable..."
Awards 2004 Cannes Film Festival - Jury Prize2004 São Paulo International Film Festival - Critics Award2005 Indianapolis International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize for DirectingIt
was ranked 49th on They Shoot Pictures, Don't They's list of the 250
best films of the 21st century and was rated the third best film of
2005 by Slant Magazine's Ed Gonzalez.
A Single Man (2009)
Directed and Produced by Tom Ford
Written by Tom Ford and David Scearce based on Christopher Isherwood's novel
Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nicholas Hoult and Jon Kartajarena
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Running time 99 minutes
Fashion
designer Tom Ford makes his directorial debut adapted the story from a
book by Christopher Isherwood, which tells the tragic tale of a
professor's loss of his longtime partner.
It's November 30,
1962. Native Brit George Falconer, an English professor at a Los
Angeles area college, is finding it difficult to cope with life. Jim,
his personal partner of sixteen years, died in a car accident eight
months earlier when he was visiting with family. Jim's family were not
going to tell George of the death or accident let alone allow him to
attend the funeral. This day, George has decided to get his affairs in
order before he will commit suicide that evening. As he routinely and
fastidiously prepares for the suicide and post suicide, George
reminisces about his life with Jim. But George spends this day with
various people, who see a man sadder than usual and who affect his own
thoughts about what he is going to do. Those people include Carlos, a
Spanish immigrant/aspiring actor/gigolo recently arrived in Los
Angeles; Charley, his best friend who he knew from England, she who is
a drama queen of a woman who romantically desires her best friend
despite his sexual orientation; and Kenny Potter, one of his students,
who seems to be curious about his professor beyond English class.
Awards The
film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International
Film Festival and Colin Firth was awarded the Coppa Volpi for Best
Actor at the film festival for his performance in the film. He has also
received a BAFTA for best actor. Firth has also received a Golden Globe
Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama nomination, a Screen
Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a
Leading Role nomination, as well as an Academy Award for Best Actor
nomination. For her performance, Julianne Moore was nominated for a
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in Motion Picture. Abel
Korzeniowski was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best
Original Score.
On January 14, 2010, the film was nominated for Outstanding Film - Wide Release at the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.
sources: wikipedia.org, imdb.com, allmovie.com
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