Kiss the Moon (2010) 98 min

Kiss The Moon

“Kiss the Moon” tells us about the Khusras’ rituals, their own independently created morality, the alternative family structure they build in order to bond themselves together and their own private festivities. People from all categories of transgenderism, including transsexuals, transvestites, hermaphrodites and intersexual people, are drawn to the special role of “Khusra”.  In Pakistan, many people believe in the power of Khusras to bless or curse others, known in the local language as “bad du’a.” This implies the faith that every supplication prayer (“du’a”) will be fulfilled when carried out by a faithful Khusra because the Khusra have been specially blessed, in compensation for being unable to have children.

The principal role of Khusras in society is to perform ritual dances, mainly on two occasions: weddings and when “giving Lori”, a set of ritual songs and dances on the occasion of the birth of a boy. For the Khusras, these highly traditional activities are not merely a means of making their living, but are also a passion and a way of life.

Jupiter's Wife 1 hour 18 minutes

Michel Negroponte, a documentary filmmaker, meets Maggie one day in Central Park. Maggie claims to be married to the god Jupiter and the daughter of actor Robert Ryan. Michel gets to know Maggie over the next couple of years, and attempts to use her often outlandish stories as clues to reconstruct her past.

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (2008) 96 min

Filmed over the course of 23 years Director Ellen Kuras works with Laotian co-director Thavisouk Phrasavath who is the main focus of this film. Phrasavath and his family escape the grips of the communist regime in Laos directly after American soldiers back out of Vietnam and the allied troops they trained in Laos to help combat the North Vietnamese.  Phrasavath finds life in America as much of a struggle after losing a member to gang violence and how fear of these gangs forced them to live in their NYC apartment as prisoners.