Kashishu00a0-- Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, provides a sneak peek into the lives of the LGBT community. Catch the last two days of the festival this weekend at the Alliance Francaise and PVR Juhu

What does it mean to be queer today? That's the question Kashish ufffd the Mumbai International Queer Film Festival attempts to answer through its selection of features, shorts, documentaries and experimental films, highlighting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) narratives.



The festival is an attempt to encourage greater visibility of Indian and international queer cinema among LGBT as well as mainstream audiences. Around 110 films from 25 countries will be screened.

"We have been organising such festivals since 2003, starting with Larzish, the first queer film fest. But this is a landmark event as the films are moving from smaller venues to mainstream venues such as the PVR cinemas and Alliance Francaise," says Vivek Anand, CEO, Humsafar Trust and Festival Director.

Apart from the screenings on Saturday evening at PVR Juhu, there will be a performance by actor Mona Ambegaonkar of Ek, Madhav Baug: a play about a son "coming out" to his mother through his diary. The closing ceremony on Sunday will see the music release of the film Dunno Y Na Jaane Kyon, which is touted as being India's answer to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain.

Log on to: www.mumbaiqueerfilmfest.com
All screenings are free, but prior registration is necessary.

PVR Juhu, Today
10 am to 11.30 am
Prodigal Sons (86 min, USA)
One family's struggle to come to terms with its past and present.

11.45 am to 1.30 pm
Rex v/s Singh (30 min, Canada)
Two Sikh mill-workers who were entrapped and accused of sodomy.

The Postcard (15 min, South Korea)
A customer gets the attention of two girls behind the post office counter.

Last Full Show (18 min, Philippines)
A young man learns a painful first lesson about love.

The Casuarina Cove (19 min, Singapore)
A meeting between two strangers leads to an unexpected aftermath.

2 pm to 4 pm
Steam (15.5 min, USA)
Two guys stuck in a steam room try to figure out the situation and each other.

Transatlantic (12 min, USA)
Two couples. Two countries. Same problem.

Lot's Wife (10 min, Turkey)
Can two men find love in Istanbul?

Suddenly, Last Winter (80 min, Italy)
Partners Gustav and Luca deal with a wave of homophobia in Italy.

4.15 pm to 6 pm
Out At Lunch (42 min, UK)
A close-knit group of friends prepare for life as adults, and as lesbians.

6.30 pm to 9 pm
Non-Love-Song (8 min, USA)
Two friends. One secret longing. Can they find a song that says it all?

Birthday (11 min, India)
A day in the life of Abhay.u00a0

Stag (9 min, UK)
Sami awakens to the consequences of a drunken stag party night.

Dish (15.5 min, USA)
Israel and Louie dish out details about their sexual escapades.u00a0u00a0