Pratibha Parmar 

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Queer Looks : Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Film and Video by Martha Gever, Pratibha Parmar, John Greyson (Editor), John Breyson

Queer Looks is a collection of writing by video artists, filmmakers, and critics which explores the recent explosion of lesbian and gay independent media culture. A compelling compilation of artists' statements and critical theory, producer interviews and image-text works, this anthology demonstrates the vitality of queer artists under attack and fighting back. Each maker and writer deploys a surprising array of techniques and tactics, negotiating the difficult terrain between street pragmatism and theoretical inquiry, finding voices rich in chutzpah and subtlety. From guerilla Super-8 in Manila to AIDS video activism in New York, Queer Looks zooms in on this very queer place in media culture, revealing a wealth of strategies, a plurality of aesthetics, and an artillary of resistances.

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Pratibha Parmar

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She studied at Bradford University for her B.A. Hons degree and did postgraduate studies at the Cultural Studies Centre at Birmingham University. She travelled to India in 1975 and worked as volunteer in rural development projects around India. During this time she spent 3 months working in Calcutta with Mother Teresa.

She worked in the feminist publishing collective, Sheba Feminist Press in the mid 1980s, where she was responsible for editing and publishing writings by Asian and African-Caribbean women ,including the British publication of The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde.

Pratibha is a Board Member of Women in Film and Television (UK).

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Films by Pratibha Parmar

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Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun, A videotape by Pratibha Parmar, 1992, 25 min., Color
A rare and lively examination of disability and homosexuality as it affects both women and men, Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun, advocates for accep...

Emergence, A videotape by Pratibha Parmar, 1986, 18 min., Color
Common themes of identity, alienation and herstory in the context of the diasporan experience emerge in this powerful tape. Four Black and Third World...

Flesh and Paper, A film by Pratibha Parmar, 1990, 26 min., Color
“Flesh and Paper” is a lyrical exploration of the sense and sensibilities of Indian lesbian poet and writer, Suniti Bamjoshi. This moving and powerfu...

Jodie: An Icon, A film by Pratibha Parmar, 1996, 24 min., Color
Jodie is a fast paced, breezy look at the transatlantic phenomenon that has made Hollywood actress Jodie Foster an icon for lesbians who identify with...

Khush, A film by Pratibha Parmar, 1991, 24 min., Color
“Khush” means ecstatic pleasure in Urdu. For South Asian lesbians and gay men in Britain, North America, and India (where homosexuality is still illeg...

A Place of Rage, A film by Pratibha Parmar, 1991, 52 min., Color
This exuberant celebration of African American women and their achievements features interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker. Withi...

The Righteous Babes, A videotape by Pratibha Parmar, 1998, 50 min., Color
In this new documentary, acclaimed filmmaker Pratibha Parmar (A Place of Rage, Warrior Marks) explores the intersection of feminism with popular music...

Sari Red, A videotape by Pratibha Parmar, 1988, 12 min., Color
Made in memory of Kalbinder Kaur Hayre, a young Indian woman killed in 1985 in a racist attack in England, Sari Red eloquently examines the effect of ...

Siren Spirits, A film by Ngozi Onwurah, Pratibha Parmar, Frances-Anne Solomon, Dani Williamson, 1994, 80 min., Color/BW
"Siren Spirits" is a wonderful feature comprising four short dramas directed by women of color, produced by the British Film Institute for BBC Televis...

Warrior Marks, A film by Pratibha Parmar ; Executive produced by Alice Walker, 1993, 54 min., Color
Warrior Marks is a poetic and political film about female genital mutilation from the director of A Place of Rage, presented by the Pulitzer Prize win...

Wavelengths, A film by Pratibha Parmar, 1997, 15 min., Color
Wavelengths explores the time honored quest for love and human intimacy in the polished world of computers and the Internet. Set in gay bars, dreams,...

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