Shifting between New York and New Delhi, one tale follows a Muslim terrorist who kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar in order to silence him, while the other charts the travails of a young woman whose devout father tries to force her into an arranged marriage, which she resists because she is secretly in love with another woman. The four characters come face to face with grues...
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LGBT rights in India is battle of old Victorian morality vs. Hindu fundamentalism: Unfreedom director Raj Amit Kumar
WASHINGTON, DC: Raj Amit Kumar is a filmmaker and founder of Dark Frames, an artists’ collaborative dedicated to producing cinema with a strong socio-political element.
Kumar will release his first film in the United States through Dark Waters — titled “Unfreedom.” Banned in India, the film addresses the trials and tribulations faced by members of the LGBT community in I...
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Dagh Ujala (Blemished light), directed and produced by the debutant Raj Amit Kumar focuses on examining the life of people who are discriminated in society for various reasons
Seven Indian films are to be screened at this this year's IFFK under the Indian Cinema Now section. These are 89, 1000 Rupee Note, Blemished Light, Gour Hari Dastaan – The Freedom File, Myth of Kleopatra, Pannaiyarum Padminiyum and The Tale of Nayan Champa. All films are known for its realism and socio cultural imprints of the society with a prominent social note.
89, a ...
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Raj Amit Kumar to use crowdfunding campaign to release his film, ‘Unfreedom’
Film-maker Raj Amit Kumar’s new film, Unfreedom, which has been banned in India, will be simultaneously released in North American theatres and on digital channels via Film Buff, a digital film distribution platform on May 29, 2015, reports IndianTelevision.com.
According to the publication, the film deals with stories on the themes of religious fundamentalism, intolera...
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Film banned in India to release in North America; may later come to India via alternate channels
Raj Amit Kumar’s new film Unfreedom, which has been banned in India, will be released in North American theaters on 29th May and simultaneously on digital channels via Film Buff.
The film is being distributed by Dark Frames, founded by Kumar, which is dedicated to bringing high-quality, non-Bollywood Indian films to North American and international audiences through thea...
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‘Unfreedom’ juxtaposes two powerful and unflinching contemporary stories about Religious fundamentalism and Homosexuality
Dark Frames, a new distribution company dedicated to bringing high-quality, non-Bollywood Indian films to North American and international audiences through theatrical and digital channels, will release its first title, Unfreedom, on May 29, it was announced today by Dark Frames’ founder, Raj Amit Kumar. Veteran film marketer and distributor Mark Urman of Paladin is partne...
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‘Unfreedom’ represents the type of challenging socio-political film that Dark Frames will bring to theaters
Dark Frames, a new distribution company dedicated to bringing high-quality, non-Bollywood Indian films to North American and international audiences through theatrical and digital channels, will release its first title, UNFREEDOM, on May 29, it was announced today by Dark Frames’ founder, Raj Amit Kumar. Veteran film marketer and distributor Mark Urman of Paladin is partne...
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‘Unfreedom’ releasing in North American theaters on May 29
UNFREEDOM, which has been banned in the filmmaker’s native India, will be distributed in North American theaters and simultaneously on digital channels via Film Buff. Dark Frames, a new distribution company dedicated to bringing high-quality, non-Bollywood Indian films to North American and international audiences through theatrical and digital channels, will release it...
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Dark Frames to bring high-quality Non-Bollywood Indian Films to North America
Dark Frames, a new distribution company dedicated to bringing high-quality, non-Bollywood Indian film to North American and international audiences through theatrical and digital channels, will release its first title, UNFREEDOM, on May 29, it was announced today by Dark Frames’ Founder, Raj Amit Kumar. Veteran film marketer and distributor Mark Urman of Paladin is partneri...
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Film Buff to distribute “Unfreedom” at the same time on Cable VOD and other Digital platforms
"Unfreedom", a new Indian film banned in filmmaker Raj Amit Kumar's native India, will be released in North American theatres and simultaneously on digital channels via Film Buff on May 29.
"Unfreedom" will be the first release of Dark Frames, a new distribution company dedicated to bringing high-quality, non-Bollywood Indian films to North American and international audienc...
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