2015 Indian film
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| Directed by | Sridhar Rangayan |
| Written by | Sridhar Rangayan, Saagar Gupta |
| Produced by | Solaris Pictures |
| Distributed by | Solaris Pictures |
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| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi/ English |
Breaking Free is a 2015 film directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Solaris Pictures. In this documentary, filmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan embarks on a personal journey to expose the human rights violations faced by the LGBTQ community in India due to a draconian law Section 377 and homophobic social mores of a patriarchal society. The film was selected to be part of the Indian Panorama (non-Fiction) and screened at International Film Festival of India in 2015.
It won the Rajat Kamal National Award for Best Editing (Non-Fiction) in 2016 for its editors Pravin Angre and Sridhar Rangayan. It also won the Barbara Gittings Human Rights Award at qFLIX Philadelphia in 2016. It is currently streaming on Netflix.
Cast
- Anand Grover
- Arvind Narrain
- Ashok Row Kavi
- Jaya Sharma
- Manohar Elavarthi
- Maya Sharma
- Pallav Patankar
- Shobhna Kumar
- Sridhar Rangayan
- Vivek Anand
References
- "In a First, LGBT Documentary Makes It to the Indian Panorama". The Better India. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- Breaking Free - IMDb, retrieved 20 November 2019
- "Sridhar Rangayan on the National Award, gay pride and the road ahead". The Better India. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "9 Movies to Watch on Netflix for LGBTQ History Month". newnownext.com. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.