The festival, which has selected 170 films out of 800 from around the world, will feature four Nepali films and will discuss issues related to gender and sexual minorities.
The 'Queer Film Festival' has now begun in Kathmandu. The second edition of the festival, part of DocSchool's film education program, began with a film screening at Airawat Picture House in Thapathali.
The festival was started with the aim of screening films made around the world on issues of gender and sexual minorities and debating their issues. It is said that more than 170 films will be screened in the festival, which will last for 10 days. Co-director of the festival Kshitij Adhiraj said that 170 films were selected out of 800 films received from around the world. According to him, four Nepali films have also been screened in the festival.
These films highlight the life experiences, social conditions and political realities of people from the 'queer' community. The films selected in this festival, which will run until Magh 10, will be screened at the 'Microcinema Auditorium' of Airawat Picture House. This hall for screening arthouse films was established by Docskull in Thapathali this year.
Kshitij said that the auditorium was opened as a venue to screen small-budget films made independently, which are not screened in mainstream movie theaters. 'This 40-seater auditorium aims to bridge the gap between independent directors and emerging young filmmakers and the audience,' he said.
