Milk
December 12 2008, 7:30pm

Genre: Drama
USA, 2008, 128min
Milk Official Website

Synopsis:
After moving to San Francisco, the middle-aged New Yorker, Harvey Milk, became a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, making him the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the USA. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, were shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blamed his former colleagues for denying White's attempt to rescind his resignation from the board.

Cast: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Josh Brolin
Director: Gus Van Sant

Looking for Cheyenne
November 14 2008, 7:00pm

Genre: Drama
France, 2006, 86min
Looking for Cheyenne Website

Synopsis:
Cheyenne, a young, unemployed journalist with no money or prospects, decides to quit Paris and the rat race to live a marginal lifestyle in the country. She leaves behind her the woman she loves – Sonia – a science teacher at a Paris high school, who does everything she can to forget about her... But it's not that easy. How do you reconcile what you want with what you can have? What you think with what you do? Who you love with what you spurn? "Looking for Cheyenne" is a contemporary tale about the fragility of modern life, the need to make changes, and the power of love.

Cast: Mila Dekker, Aurélia Petit, Malik Zidi
Director: Valérie Minetto

Rise Up & Shout!
October 10 2008, 7:00pm

Genre: Documentary
USA, 2007, 80min
Rise Up & Shout! Website

Synopsis:
Can different segments of the gay community interact? This feature documentary follows musicians, DJs, dancers, performance artists and filmmakers spanning four generations and from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds--including an 83 year-old priest and an 18 year-old former prostitute and poet--coming together to create a one-night theatrical event that features a diverse selection of today’s young queer voices: from an opera singer in drag to a lesbian hip hop artist.

Cast: Reverend Malcom Boyd, Don Kilhefner, John Quale, Mark Thompson
Director: Brian Gleason

The World Unseen
September 12 2008, 7:00pm

Genre: Drama
U.K./South Africa, 2007, 104min
The World Unseen Website

Synopsis:
This romantic period-drama shows two very different immigrant Indians living in 1950s South Africa in the midst of apartheid. Miriam is a traditional, devoted housewife with a chauvinistic husband and two kids; Amina is an independent-thinking lesbian who owns a cafe with a half-black, middle-aged man. When the two women intersect, Miriam becomes attracted to Amina's charismatic and free-spirited attitude, resulting in a sizzling relationship under societal repression. Writer/director Sarif--who also wrote the novel of the same name--draws from her grandmother's memories of apartheid, and treats the lead characters with sensitivity, grace and love in their brave new world.

Cast: Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Parvin Dabas, Nandana Sen
Director: Shamim Sarif

Nina's Heavenly Delights
August 15 2008, 7:00pm

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Nina's Heavenly Delights Website

Synopsis:
NINA'S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS is a surprising love story where Scottish humor meets Bollywood spectacle! It follows the mixed fortunes of a Glaswegian family, THE SHAHS and their award winning Indian restaurant, THE NEW TAJ.

The story is told through the eyes of NINA SHAH, a young Scottish Asian woman. Nina had left home under a cloud after an argument with her father but when he dies suddenly, Nina is forced to return.  Her return reunites her with her childhood friend Bobbi, a wannabe Bollywood drag queen, and brings her face to face with Lisa, a charismatic young woman who now owns half the restaurant.

Then Nina discovers her father's secret – The New Taj has been selected for The Best of the West Curry Competition. In the turbulent, but exhilarating days that follow, Nina, with Lisa's help, embarks on a personal mission to win the trophy for the third time. But Nina's feelings are thrown into turmoil when she realizes that she is falling in love.

Cast: Laura Fraser, Art Malik, Ronny Jhutti, Veena Sood, Shelley Conn
Director: Pratibha Parmar