Personal is Political

Theme: PERSONAL IS POLITICAL

(The films under this theme of Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival streamed from 3rd to 19th December 2021)

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Instructions for the Viewer:

Option 1: You can watch one film at a time by clicking on its title in the list below! 

Option 2: You can also watch the entire theme of films together!

AIKA TO THE BAIKA (Listen to the Woman)

(7:58/ Marathi with English & Hindi subtitles/ 2020/ India/ Musical)

by Paromita Vohra

Bilkul Pandey and Kunti G are two cops who pride themselves on being protectors of women. But when the time comes to Aika To The Baika, the cracks in the pro-woman façade start to show. This video is shot as a dazzling lavani around a woman's police complaint.

GAY INDIA MATRIMONY

(67:00/ Bengali with English subtitles/ 2019/ India/ Documentary)

by Debalina

A film around three characters exploring their marriage prospects with a same-gender partner. The very suggestion drives people around them into complete frenzy.

HOLY RIGHTS

(53:00/ Urdu with English Subtitles/ 2020/ India/ Documentary)

by Farha Khatun

The film is about Safia, a devout Muslim woman from Bhopal who joins a program for training women as Qazis.

LOVE IN THE GARDEN OF CONSENT

(7:14/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2018/ India/ Musical)

by Paromita Vohra

Set in a fantasy word of moonlight and flowers – a garden of consent - this video depicts different contexts in which consent operates differently. No matter the kind of relationship you’re in – gay, heterosexual, lesbian, polyamorous, casual, longterm – #MarziHaiMinimum.

MUMU SHELLEY

(49:36/ English & Hindi with English subtitles/ 2021/ Fiction)

by Batul Mukhtiar

Shelley, 23, a small-town lesbian with a tacky fashion sense and a blinding fascination of the ‘cool’ American life, craves to function in a non-closeted relationship with her girlfriend, Mishti in Mumbai.

SABOOT (THE PROOF)

(20:00/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2019/ India/ Short Fiction)

by Nishtha Jain and Deepti Gupta

A conscientious young gynaecologist comes face-to-face with the reality of the 'women's ward' in a government city hospital.

UNLOCKING DESIRES

(14:11/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2021/ India/ Animation)

by Chambal Media

An animation film exploring desire, body, sexuality and choices through a feminist lens, from the perspective of adolescent girls and social workers who work with them.

PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to watch films under other themes, 

go to the home page and click on the respective theme poster.

ENJOY THE FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL WEEK WITH LOVE AND SOME MASTI!