Milind Soman made me gay /

A conceptual documentary about desire and notions of 'home' and 'belonging'. The film employs a unique mix of visual elements along with voice over narration to juxtapose memories of the filmmaker's past against stories of three gay South Asian men living in the diaspora. Ov...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Dilruba, Khusboo (Commentator), Gill, Harjant (Commentator, Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Gupta, Ayush (Commentator), Shamsi, Salman (Commentator), Singh, Daniel Phoenix (Commentator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	San Francisco, CA : Frameline, 2007.
Series:	LGBT studies in video
Subjects:	Gay men > United States. South Asian American gay people. South Asian diaspora. South Asians > United States. Homosexuels masculins > États-Unis. Sud-Asiatiques > Pays étrangers. Sud-Asiatiques > États-Unis. Gay men South Asian American gays South Asian diaspora South Asians United States documentary film. Feature films Documentary films Nonfiction films Short films Short films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Courts métrages. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	A conceptual documentary about desire and notions of 'home' and 'belonging'. The film employs a unique mix of visual elements along with voice over narration to juxtapose memories of the filmmaker's past against stories of three gay South Asian men living in the diaspora. Overshadowing these nostalgic explorations of life 'back home, ' are harsh realities of homophobia and racism in America and an on-going struggle to find a place of belonging.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a documentary in 2007.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (26 min.).
Production Credits:	Original music, Samrat Chakrabati, Brian Wilbur Grundstrom.