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Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Kubi’ to Open London’s Queer East Festival – Global Bulletin
Japanese director Takeshi Kitano's samurai epic 'Kubi' will open the sixth edition of London's Queer East Festival at BFI Southbank.
Highlights include “Rookie,” about a teenager joining an all-girls volleyball team in the Philippines; “Under the Moonlight,” documenting an Islamic boarding school for transgender women in Indonesia; and the 1968 Japanese underground film “Crazy Love,” shot in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. Directed by Bengali-language filmmaker Anindya Bikas Datta (“Bonku Babu”) in his Hindi-language debut, the film aims to shed light on what producers call false accusations under Section 498A, highlighting cases of men who died by suicide while facing such allegations. The lab features a high-profile mentor lineup including Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rintu Thomas(“Writing With Fire,” India), award-winning producer Anam Abbas(“In Flames,” Pakistan), and acclaimed documentarian Arun Bhattarai(“Agent of Happiness,” Bhutan).
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