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EMERGENCE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS


  • Metro Cinema 8712 109 Street Northwest Edmonton, AB, T5G 2X3 Canada (map)

EMERGENCE: OUT OF THE SHADOWS

Directed by: Vinay Giridhar  | 90 min | 2021 | Canada

For Kayden, Jag, and Amar, awakening to and expressing their sexuality within conservative South Asian families was a lonely and terrifying experience. Denial, shame, and despair haunted their youths, even threatening their lives. For Jag and Amar, when confronted with tradition and taboo in their Punjabi Sikh cultures, their parents chose to love and support their children, offering courage and inspiration to individuals and communities struggling with acceptance.

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