Month: June 2015

Carla Renata’s Corner Reviews Unfreedom movie

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May 29, 2015 In American we take for granted the simple freedoms we enjoy on a daily basis.  We are free to speak and act out as we like, free to love whom we want, free to worship and practice any type of religion without persecution,  However, in India the word “freedom” has a whole new meaning – UnFreedom. UNFREEDOM, by director raj Amit Kumar slays us with two p...
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‘No Diet Coke for you': Islamophobia claim prompts United Airlines boycott

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Muslim chaplain Tahera Ahmad alleges discrimination after being refused unopened soft drink while man next to her was served unopened beer ‘We are unauthorized to give unopened cans to people, because they may use it as a WEAPON on the plane,’ Tahera Ahmad alleges she was told by a United Airlines flight attendant. Photograph: via Tahera Ahma...
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Deadline Hollywood reviews Unfreedom Movie

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Unfreedom Director-writer: Raj Amit Kumar Writers: Damon J. Taylor, Adam Davis, Kamran Iqbal Cast: Victor Banerjee, Adil Hussain, Bhanu Uday, Preeti Gupta, Bhavani Lee, Ankur Vikal, Seema Rahmani, Samrat Chakrabarti, Danae Nason Distributor: Dark Frames Indian-born filmmaker Raj Amit Kumar opened his own distribution outfit to release his film Unfreedom. Kumar, however, is...
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UNFREEDOM INTERVIEW WITH BHAVANI LEE

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The controversial film Unfreedom has now released in New York and Los Angeles, as well as on national digital platforms such as iTunes. Directed by Raj Amit Kumar, the film explores subjects that rock the boat…especially so in India. Consequently, the country went as far as banning it.                                                                              Following two ...
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Parents use ‘corrective rape’ to ‘straight’en gays

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Imagine your parents getting you raped to bring you on to the right path! That's a reality that several homosexuals in India are facing.  According to statistics with the Crisis intervention team of LGBT Collective in Telangana, there have been 15 instances of 'corrective rapes' that have been reported in the group in the last five years. "We are sure there are many more...
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