On Tuesday, September 11, Spectrum 14 presents
“Play the Devil”, a gay-themed film produced and set in Trinidad and Tobago,
aiming to show the diversity of love stories and sexualities in the Caribbean.
In “Play the Devil”, set against the backdrop of Trinidad and Tobago’s
carnival, a gifted and struggling young man becomes the object of intrigue for
an older, well-meaning businessman until their worlds collide. The film is the
winner of the Jury Award at the KASHISH Mumbai Queer Film Festival, winner of
the Best Female Director award at the Woodstock film festival and the winner of
the Special Jury Prize for Best Screenplay at the Nashville Film Festival.
On Thursday, September 13, the festival
continues with a screening of eleven shorts on themes such as an amusing
discussion about sex between a mother and a gay son; the separation of a
lesbian couple from South Africa; the religious opposition that gay parents
face; spontaneous encounters between future (or past) lovers. The films come
from all over the world- Thailand, Russia, Poland, Iran, Canada, showing the many
ways in which LGBTQ+ people can express their love and their desires.
“Painting the Spectrum” will continue every
Tuesday and Thursday of September with our upcoming themes being. The
screenings take place at SASOD’s office, 203 Duncan Street, Lamaha Gardens
(between Durubana Sq. and Eastern Highway) at 18;00 hours each evening. For
more information on the screenings, visit the festival’s website: https://spectrumguyana.
Admission to the film festival is free. The films are intended for mature audiences. SASOD reserves the right to refuse admission to minors who are not accompanied by a parent or guardian or persons who do not have identification to prove that they are not minors.
Admission to the film festival is free. The films are intended for mature audiences. SASOD reserves the right to refuse admission to minors who are not accompanied by a parent or guardian or persons who do not have identification to prove that they are not minors.
The film festival aims to both offer a safe
space for the LGBTQ+ Guyanese to interact and communicate, and to educate the
general public by presenting queer-themed films, which are almost never
screened in mainstream cinemas in Guyana. The Society Against Sexual
Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is an international and local award-winning,
15-year old, human rights movement and organization, leading change, educating
and serving communities, to end discrimination based on sexuality and gender in
Guyana.
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