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PAL 84mins DVD available from www.beautyandbrainsnepal.com
To be third-gender in Nepal means a choice of three careers; giving blessing at weddings, begging or prostitution. They are excluded from family and school, are prey to security forces, blackmail and sexual abuse. However, as Nepal attempts to write a new constitution there is a chance of change. In order to be heard above the clamour and civil unrest, the third-genders with Sunil Pant and the Blue Diamond Society embarked on the Beauty and Brains Talent Contest. This is the story of a community gaining the confidence to confront prejudice and tell society they are natural human beings.
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Documentary, 50 mins PAL Is it possible to transcend the labels stamped on us by others and to be seen how we want to be seen? Three singers - the irrepressible Lizzie Emeh, charming Pino Frumiento and enigmatic Mark Snead - travelled to South Korea to perform at the Seoul Performing Arts Festival 2006 with the Heart ‘n Soul Band. This film explores how it is possible to overturn the preconceptions surrounding learning disabilities and through music create a connection across both culturaland language barriers. more > |