Dreams and Desires - BBFFF 2023

Theme: DREAMS AND DESIRES

The Online edition of the 4th Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival (2023) was held from 16th to 30th December 2023. Thank you for watching. See you in 2024!

Forward Drive
(20:42 mins/ Sinhala with English subs/ 2021/ Sri Lanka/ Fiction)
Dir. Anomaa Rajakaruna
A well-known cricketer‘s sexual orientation becomes a hot topic in social media and he tries to isolate from his team mates, friends and family. He becomes suspicious of his partner and a popular singer who lives next-door tries to reconcile them. Finally the cricketer’s mother arrives at his home and meets his partner for the first time.

Independence Lane 
(13 mins/ Sinhala with English subtitles/ 2021/ Sri Lanka/ Fiction)
Dir. Anomaa Rajakaruna
A group of housewives from the same neighbourhood engaged in a WhatsApp group chat, are curious about a new young female tenant in a house nearby and her interaction with a young Muslim woman.

Kalã | Skill
(11:34 mins / English, Urdu with English subs/ 2023 / Canada/ Fiction) 
Dir. Arshad Khan
Kalã is a film about a mother coming to terms with her only son’s sexuality through music and dance and the help of a healing beautician.

Porobashee
(33:30 mins/ Bangla with English subtitles/ Bangladesh/ Documentary)
Dir. Laboni Ashrafi
Prod. Bangladesh Cinema & Television Institute (BCTI)
Mrinal is suffering from a
serious illness. Her husband Rudra is a writer. Mrinal's cousin Kamal takes care of Mrinal. Rudra’s friend doctor visits Mrinal for regular checkups. Mrinal often looks at her thin, pale white face in the mirror. In Mrinal's consciousness, thoughts of beauty, thoughts of God, thoughts of death and finally the urge to relieve her pain parallel to nature comes randomly.

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