Trans Kashmir (2022)

Name: Trans Kashmir (2022)
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-04-29
Duration: 1 h 2 min

Screening as part of "Queer Kahaniyaan." This student-curated series features one documentary and two feature-length films highlighting queer stories specifically in Kashmir, Pakistan, and the South Asian diaspora: Trans Kashmir (2022), Joyland (2022), and The Queen of My Dreams (2023). Together, these films offer layered portrayals of queer identity, resistance, and belonging. The film series aims to foster a sense of community for South Asian and LGBTQIA+ folks around Williamstown, offering a space to connect, reflect, and imagine new ways of being together. Organized by Williams College Museum of Art Student Program Assistant, Tashfa Zafar. Film synopsis: Once entertainers and employees of the royal courts, they were believed to have mystical powers. Today they fight for dignity in life and death. This film is about the extreme hardships, resilience and beauty of Kashmir’s Hijra (transgender) community and their growing movement for basic human rights.DocumentaryPT1H2M2026-04-29

Surbhi Dewan

S. A Hanan

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Showtimes

April 29, 7:00 pm