Hum Jinns

After the Rain

Hindustan Times Café did a story on HUM JINNS yday.
17th January 2020
https://epaper.hindustantimes.com/Home/MShareArticle?OrgId=3cd576b5&imageview=0

If you haven't watched the video yet, you can watch it here-
https://youtu.be/0osE2ueL8eA

At Delhi Q***r Pride 2019

A poet, a dancer and two filmmakers work together to bring this production to you.

Please use earphones for better experience.

“We delved into “Hum Jinns Parast”, the all-encompassing Urdu word that denotes LGBTQ+ communities. What are we? We are many-spirited. We are so many that you do not name us because your language does not recognize us. We are still here and we will color the shadowy gaps of the word with ourselves.” Maniza Khalid
“Culture is not sacrosanct; nor is art. Bharatanatyam is strictly associated with Hinduism in both India and Pakistan. It was banned in Pakistan for being un-Islamic and it functions as an ideological apparatus of a dominant Hindu majority in India. This unholy coming together of us young women, in a country where Urdu is systematically erased and Muslims unfairly treated, to make our distinctive voices heard and rebellion registered felt very exciting!” ~Tirna Sengupta
“It is not easy to marry words to a symbolic visual narrative of Bharatanatyam. I expect “Hum Jinns” to revolutionize all our experiences because film has the power to effect that. It made me step out of the pure technicality of shooting dance movements to capturing thoughts, space, memory and emotions.” Ghania Siddiqui
“The search for a new word to understand one’s identity is a fascinating journey. A word is auditory. I wanted to improve the intensity of representation of that experience through my sound design.” ~ Talat Shakeel

Hum Jinns A poet, a dancer and two filmmakers work together to bring this production to you. “We delved into “Hum Jinns Parast”, the all-encompassing Urdu word that de...

Hum Jinns' is a video art piece in collaboration with Bharatnatyam dancer Tirna Sengupta, and writer Maniza Khalid.
The sound design has been done by Talat Shakeel and the video has been shot, directed and edited by Ghania Siddiqui.
This video has been the toil of a lot of coordination, ideation and ultimately a feeling so honest that the whole aim has been able to express the honesty, desperation and desire to find a new word 'Hum Jinns'.

We present to you the teaser and hope you await the full video which shall release soon.

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Hum Jinns Trailer Hum JInns Teaser (1).mov