The eighth edition of Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival aims to explore the diversity of LGBTQI communities. The annual Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is back with its eighth edition. The festival quintessentially addresses a growing need to tell LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex) stories and link the community with the city. The theme chosen this year by the festival’s organisers is diversity. Festival director Sridhar Rangayan explains, “While the quality of the films was an important factor, we’ve tried to look into the kind of diversity we could have included into our programming. This year, we’ve ensured that the films speak of our theme. Therefore, we’ve tried to include the various communities that comprise LGBTQI; the diversity of ethnicity in terms of other cultures and the diversity of abilities — as in people who are differently abled, and how being queer affects one’s life.” The festival will be held from May 24 to May 28, and the movies will be screened at Liberty Cinema, Marine Lines, and Alliance Francaise, New Marine Lines.

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