Khush
Khush
dir. Pratibha Parmar
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United Kingdom
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26
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26 min
Film presented in set: Queer Experiences of a Body. Block 4
venue
date
time
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KINOMUZEUM, MSN, screening room
2025-05-14
18:00
“Khush” means ecstatic pleasure in Urdu. For South Asian lesbians and gay men the term also captures the blissful intricacies of being queer and of color.
“Khush” means ecstatic pleasure in Urdu. For South Asian lesbians and gay men in Britain, North America, and India (where homosexuality was legalized in 2018, the term captures the blissful intricacies of being queer and of color. Inspiring testimonies bridge geographical differences to locate shared experiences of isolation and exoticization but also the unremitting joys and solidarity of being “khush”.
Accentuated by beautifully lit dream sequences, dance segments and a dazzlingly sensuous soundtrack, this uplifting documentary conveys the exhilaration of a culturally rooted experience of sexuality.
- duration:
- 26 min
- country / year of production:
- United Kingdom / 26
- director:
- Pratibha Parmar
- cinematography:
- Harriet Cox
- production:
- Pratibha Parmar / Hauer Rawlence Production
- selected festivals and awards:
- 1991 – Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival: Audience Award,1992 – Creteil Womens FF: Winner of the Public Prize for Best Foreign Film
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