Through My Brown Gay Lens — Half a Step and an Election
Watching the US election brings to mind questions about the changing world we live in.
Articles by Sinj Karan
Book review: Mankind & Other Stories of Women
Sinj Karan reviews Marianne Ackerman’s new collection of short stories, “Mankind & Other Stories of Women”.
The Violin Teacher: Poetry, Music, and Toxic Humanity
In Sérgio Machado’s film, a violinist begins teaching kids from the slums when he fails to make it into the São Paulo orchestra.
The Refugee Hotel : Interview with Director Paulina Abarca-Cantin
Politically aware director of Tessri Duniya Theatre discusses the resettlement of refugees, whether Chilean refugees of ’73 or Syrian refugees of today.
Review: Forbidden People (Le Peuple Interdit)
Alexandre Chartrand’s documentary explores the independence movement in Catalonia, culminating at the 2014 mega-protest in Barcelona.
Review: Queen of Katwe
Mira Nair’s new film stars Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo in the story of a young girl, her ambitions in chess, and the support of her town.
Last Cab to Darwin: Drive Through a Continent
Jeremy Sims’ film tells the story of a cab driver en route across the country in the hopes of being euthanized.
Review: Maya Angelou And Still I Rise
The opening film for the Montreal International Black Film Festival is a genuine and well-made portrait of the late poet.
The Montreal International Black Film Festival begins
Everything you need to know about the festival happening this week, plus an interview with founder Fabienne Colas.
My name is Asher Lev: Formidable Work on an Age Old Story
When an artistic genius is born in an Orthodox Jewish household, his talent comes in conflict with tradition.
Through my Brown Gay Lens – Am I a ‘Person of Color’?
Does the phrase “Person of Color” ignore the experiences of individual racial and ethnic groups in North America?
Kalo Pothi: Two Boys and a Rooster
Min Bahadur Bham’s film is set in a Nepalese village in the shadow of the Maoist movement.
Closet Monster: Stylish, Zingy, and Temperamental
Stephen Dunn’s film that won big at TIFF is now in cinemas.
Private Lives: Riotous British Bickering
With a gender switch casting twist, this comedy explores the mess that love can be.
Looking: It Will Be Missed
The HBO show about the love lives of three gay men is finished off with a full-length movie.
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the (un)Connected World
Werner Herzog’s new documentary shows us how the Internet took over the world.
Shakespeare in the Park: Brutus’s Honour, Patriotism and Friendship
All-female cast of Shakespeare’s play do a fantastic job in getting at the heart of one man’s internal crisis.
Black Metal Arrives with Grimposium and Ivar Bjornson’s Blekkmetal
Norwegian black metal festival Grimposium arrives with a film and performances. Interview with filmmaker David Hall and organizer Viviek Venkatesh here.
Through My Brown Gay Lens – From Aligarh to Orlando
The events in Orlando are the latest manifestation of ongoing ignorance. Karan has a proposal how to address this ignorance in all its forms.