Award-winning Canadian LGBTQ+ South Asian documentary now available online

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:04:16 +0000

A new award-winning documentary, Emergence: Out of the Shadows‘, looks at the lonely and terrifying experiences of three South Asians – Kayden, Jag and Amar, and their struggle to express their sexuality within their conservative families.

This inspiring film documents their different journeys, distinct experiences and coming-out paths.  Tender, thoughtful and teary, the documentary asserts a potent and transformative voice in support of marginalized queer youth and their families. You can now watch the 81-minute documentary released on YouTube for free.

“The film focuses on the rights of these individuals to live an open and respectable life despite traditional and often strict family values and socio-cultural pressures,” says the film’s director and editor Vinay Giridhar.

The film has been screened in Canada and globally, and won a number of awards including the South Asian Film Festival Best Film Award for Championing Change at the UK Asian Film Festival (UKAFF).

“As an emerging BIPOC filmmaker, I am so grateful that my film is being embraced by some of the biggest LGBTQ+ and South Asian film festivals in the world.  I made Emergence: Out of the Shadows to educate the South Asian and broader community to break down barriers so no kids are disowned because of their sexuality.  I want to give hope and spread a message that we must all love one another and be kind,” states Giridhar.

“Emergence: Out of the Shadows had a shoestring budget and is really a community project. The film was made by a registered charity, Sher Vancouver, that is pioneering non-profit and charitable film production in Canada.  As a result, we felt we had a social responsibility to make the film available on YouTube for everyone to access for free for maximum global impact,” states producer and cast member Alex Sangha.

Sangha is a 2011 winner of Canadian Immigrant’s Top 25 Awards.

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