Evening Shadows film wins 'Celebration of Courage' Award
The film will screen in USA, China, Netherlands, Peru, Kosovo and Brazil in the coming months
The Indian feature film Evening Shadows, directed by activist & filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan is creating
a big buzz in the film festival circuit across the world. After five sold out shows at festivals in Sydney,
Bengaluru, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Toronto, the film will soon be screened at film
festivals in Kansas City, Shanghai, Utrecht (Netherlands), Colombo, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil),
Lima (Peru) and Pristina (Kosovo) in the coming months.
The film is being awarded the ‘Celebration of Courage Award for Narrative Feature’ at the Out Here
Now: Kansas LGBT Film festival on June 14 th at Tivoli Cinema, Kansas City. The screening is being co-
presented by CRES - an Interfaith Network.
Filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan said he is humbled by this award, “This award is not only an award for the
film, but a recognition of the journey of myself and my teammates over the years making LGBTQ
cinema in India, under challenging circumstances. It is a nod to our passion and persistence. Saagar
Gupta (writer, lyricist & producer) and I accept this award with humbleness on behalf of all our team
members”.
Jamie Rich, festival director of OUT HERE NOW: Kansas City LGBT Film Festival said, “For its landmark
accomplishment as the first LGBTQ feature film to receive a family-friendly certification rating from the
Indian censor board and for its timely look at the cultural and social conflicts surrounding sexual and
gender equality in India, EVENING SHADOWS is recipient of the 2018 OUT HERE NOW Celebration of
Courage Award for Narrative Feature. This special honor, which is co-presented by the Kansas City LGBT
Film Festival and the Kansas City Human Rights Commission, recognizes films that increase
understanding and tolerance, help reduce discrimination, and inspire a deeper valuing of diversity”.
The award will be received on behalf of the team by one of the producers of the film, San Francisco
based author and activist Mohammed Shaik Hussain Ali. He said, “Winning the Celebration of Courage
award is an honour and a humbling recognition to the efforts and incredible journey of the movie, its
cast, direction, writing and the story it represents. I am happy to see that our narration of the journey
of a loving courageous mother has been accepted, respected and celebrated. I cannot wait to
experience the movie once again with the audience and be able to share the journey with them”.
The film Evening Shadows had earlier won the 'Free To Be Me' award at Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam in
March and the citation read, ‘As India’s first LGBTQ feature that has an all-age approved rating, it can
clear the way for a wider discussion in society on why love should be recognized as beautiful in all
diversity; and by telling the story in a relatable and compelling way it can reach out far beyond a limited
already-convinced audience’.
The film produced by Solaris Pictures, about a gay son coming out to his mother in a small town in
Southern India, received a UA certificate by the Indian Censor Board. It stars Mona Ambegaonkar,
Ananth Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi and Arpit Chaudhary in lead roles; and has been made with
support from more than 180 crowdfunding contributors across the globe.
“We want this film to be released theatrically in India for it to take forward the message of acceptance
to families in small towns and middle class households. The awards and accolades will surely generate a
momentum for its distribution”, said Rangayan, who will be traveling to present the film at Shanghai
Pride Film Festival on June 16 th .
Trailer of the film can be viewed at https://youtu.be/iDpqasfWF9k
Information about the Award at https://www.outherenow.com/eveningshadows
The film will screen in USA, China, Netherlands, Peru, Kosovo and Brazil in the coming months
The Indian feature film Evening Shadows, directed by activist & filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan is creating
a big buzz in the film festival circuit across the world. After five sold out shows at festivals in Sydney,
Bengaluru, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Toronto, the film will soon be screened at film
festivals in Kansas City, Shanghai, Utrecht (Netherlands), Colombo, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil),
Lima (Peru) and Pristina (Kosovo) in the coming months.
The film is being awarded the ‘Celebration of Courage Award for Narrative Feature’ at the Out Here
Now: Kansas LGBT Film festival on June 14 th at Tivoli Cinema, Kansas City. The screening is being co-
presented by CRES - an Interfaith Network.
Filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan said he is humbled by this award, “This award is not only an award for the
film, but a recognition of the journey of myself and my teammates over the years making LGBTQ
cinema in India, under challenging circumstances. It is a nod to our passion and persistence. Saagar
Gupta (writer, lyricist & producer) and I accept this award with humbleness on behalf of all our team
members”.
Jamie Rich, festival director of OUT HERE NOW: Kansas City LGBT Film Festival said, “For its landmark
accomplishment as the first LGBTQ feature film to receive a family-friendly certification rating from the
Indian censor board and for its timely look at the cultural and social conflicts surrounding sexual and
gender equality in India, EVENING SHADOWS is recipient of the 2018 OUT HERE NOW Celebration of
Courage Award for Narrative Feature. This special honor, which is co-presented by the Kansas City LGBT
Film Festival and the Kansas City Human Rights Commission, recognizes films that increase
understanding and tolerance, help reduce discrimination, and inspire a deeper valuing of diversity”.
The award will be received on behalf of the team by one of the producers of the film, San Francisco
based author and activist Mohammed Shaik Hussain Ali. He said, “Winning the Celebration of Courage
award is an honour and a humbling recognition to the efforts and incredible journey of the movie, its
cast, direction, writing and the story it represents. I am happy to see that our narration of the journey
of a loving courageous mother has been accepted, respected and celebrated. I cannot wait to
experience the movie once again with the audience and be able to share the journey with them”.
The film Evening Shadows had earlier won the 'Free To Be Me' award at Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam in
March and the citation read, ‘As India’s first LGBTQ feature that has an all-age approved rating, it can
clear the way for a wider discussion in society on why love should be recognized as beautiful in all
diversity; and by telling the story in a relatable and compelling way it can reach out far beyond a limited
already-convinced audience’.
The film produced by Solaris Pictures, about a gay son coming out to his mother in a small town in
Southern India, received a UA certificate by the Indian Censor Board. It stars Mona Ambegaonkar,
Ananth Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi and Arpit Chaudhary in lead roles; and has been made with
support from more than 180 crowdfunding contributors across the globe.
“We want this film to be released theatrically in India for it to take forward the message of acceptance
to families in small towns and middle class households. The awards and accolades will surely generate a
momentum for its distribution”, said Rangayan, who will be traveling to present the film at Shanghai
Pride Film Festival on June 16 th .
Trailer of the film can be viewed at https://youtu.be/iDpqasfWF9k
Information about the Award at https://www.outherenow.com/eveningshadows
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