Purple Skies

Purple Skies
Purple Skies
Directed by	Sridhar Rangayan
Written by	Sridhar Rangayan
Produced by	Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Distributed by	Solaris Pictures
Release date	21 June 2014;
Running time	66 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi/ English

Purple Skies is a 2014 movie directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust and Solaris Pictures. It documents the opinions of lesbians, bisexuals and trans men in India. It was broadcast on Doordarshan in 2015.^[1]

The documentary film showcases stories of the LGBT community about living in India and is the first documentary on LGBT topics to be screened on a national network, Doordarshan.^[2] As of 2015, it has been screened at 27 international film festivals.

Cast

Betu Singh^[3]
Sonal Giani
Maya Lisa-Shanker
Shobhna S Kumar^[4]

Raj Kanaujiya

Screenings

38 Frameline San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival^[5]^[6]
GAZE International LGBT Film Festival, Dublin
5th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival, 2014
13th Prague Indian Film Festival, 2014
10th Gay Film Night International Film Festival, Romania, 2014
18th
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
, USA, 2014
13th Q! Film Festival, Indonesia, 2014
Trikone Australasia Queer Film Night, Melbourne, Australia, 2014
3rd Everybody's Perfect, Geneva, Switzerland, 2014
South Asian Film Festival, North Carolina, 2014
Florence Queer Festival, Italy, 2014
Festival of Lesbian Identities, Budapest, 2014
Sappho LGBT Film Festival, Kolkata, 2014
5th
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, Mumbai^[7]

References

^ "This Film on LGBTQ Community Was Not Only Aired on DD but Also Given a 'U' Certificate". The Better India. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ "Doordarshan telecasts film on LGBT for the first time". Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ ""Purple Skies" is a look into the lesbian, bisexual and trans community in India - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ "Film on Indian lesbians creating waves internationally - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ "Public Service Broadcasting Trust". www.psbt.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.
^ "Our Films – PSBT". psbt.org. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
^ Grover, Erin. "A Historic First: Indian Network Airs Sridhar Rangayan's Documentary On Indian Lesbians, Bisexuals & Transgendered Men | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

External links

[1] "This Film on LGBTQ Community Was Not Only Aired on DD but Also Given a 'U' Certificate". The Better India. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[2] "Doordarshan telecasts film on LGBT for the first time". Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[3] ""Purple Skies" is a look into the lesbian, bisexual and trans community in India - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[4] "Film on Indian lesbians creating waves internationally - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[5] "Public Service Broadcasting Trust". www.psbt.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.

[6] "Our Films – PSBT". psbt.org. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[7] Grover, Erin. "A Historic First: Indian Network Airs Sridhar Rangayan's Documentary On Indian Lesbians, Bisexuals & Transgendered Men | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

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