Queer Voices

April 26th 2023 Queer Voices

April 26, 2023 Queer Voices
Queer Voices
April 26th 2023 Queer Voices
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Trans film "Joyland" at Museum of Fine Art -- March on Washington 30th anniversary Part 2

We speak with Saim Sadiq,  director of the film "Joyland". (Pakistan, 2023, 126 minutes, in Punjabi and Urdu with English subtitles, Digital)
Brown Auditorium Theater. Named Best International Feature at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards, Joyland is set in Pakistan’s patriarchal society where Haider, the youngest son in a traditional family, secretly becomes a back-up dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque. The film is playing May 5-7th at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Guest: Saim Sadiq 
https://www.mfah.org/calendar/joyland

Then, we continue our interview about the 30th anniversary March on Washington with Part 2. Deborah speaks with Derek Livingston, Jaime Rodriguez, Nadine Smith and Paul Phillips about this monumental event.

Guests:  Derek Livingston, Jaime Rodriguez, Nadine Smith and Paul Phillips
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian,_Gay_and_Bi_Equal_Rights_and_Liberation

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