Between the Lines: India's Third Gender
95 minutes, 2005
Fri. Oct 13, 9:15PM, Sequoia
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In Hindi with English subtitles • This intimate and provocative work explores the complexities of sexuality, class, gender and identity of India's eunuchs, the hijra. Biologically male but culturally female, the hijra are officially viewed as social outcasts and carve out an identity independent of both genders that is both alluring and intimidating, wrought with contradiction. Acting as a guide through the streets of Bombay, photographer Anita Khemka begins as a passive observer but soon becomes immersed in the hijra's colorful lives and sacred rituals as she draws frank and insightful testimony from three distinct personalities of this insular world: Asha, a prostitute hardened by 17 years on the street; Rhamba, a vision of femininity and maternal instinct; and Laxmi, a Brahmin-born dance instructor living a double life. Gracefully interwoven, these stories portray a visually arresting and thriving subculture, a testament to the strength and empowerment that comes with the sense of true identity. — H. Roach
Director: Thomas Wartmann
Producer: Thomas Wartmann
Screenwriter: Thomas Wartmann, Dorothea Rieker
Cinematographer: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Editor: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Print Source: Telepool
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