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Escaping Agra

Directed by Pallavi Somusetty

Shorts / India, USA / 2016 / Culture, Documentary, Short, Social Issue / 23 mins / English

Plays In:
OUT/HERE – SHORTS

Roxie Theater
March 11, 2017 7:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets

Description

19-year old transgender college student, Naveen Bhat chronicles their experience of being illegally detained by their parents in Agra, India after their true sexuality and identity is revealed. With the support of their partner Madi, Madi’s family, and the Indian LGBT activist group who helped saved them, Naveen gives the viewers a firsthand account of the tribulations they had to undergo in their quest to live a life they could truly call their own. 


Plays in

  1. OUT/HERE – SHORTS

    85 mins
    Breaking the barriers of tradition is not a walk in the park. The ups and downs of this shorts program will guide you through the experiences of diverse LGBTQ protagonists and their quests for acceptance in the face of uncertainty.

    In This Program: The Book of Living And Dying, Drugs for Unicorns, Escaping Agra, Nuoc, Pria, The Right Bank, Two-Sided Ride


Dates & Times

Plays In:
OUT/HERE – SHORTS

Roxie Theater
March 11, 2017 7:30 pm Buy Tickets Buy Tickets