“Unicorns” explores a world not seen much in feature films — the world of “gaysians,” the South Asian gay community in the U.K. The film, directed by Sally El Hosaini (“The Swimmers”) and James Krishna Floyd and written by Floyd, follows Aysha/Ashiq (charismatic newcomer Jason Patel) a queer, Muslim, South Asian drag queen living a double life who sparks a friendship then romance with white, straight mechanic and single father Luke. The film bowed to rave reviews at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Protagonist Pictures is handling international sales at AFM.
“Unicorns” is El Hosaini and Floyd’s third collaboration.
“I think mainstream society is very good at lumping very reductive identity labels on all of us. Obviously, in terms of sexuality, but I think in terms of everything in terms of race and gender and I’ve always felt that these things are very gray and very fluid.
“Unicorns” is El Hosaini and Floyd’s third collaboration.
“I think mainstream society is very good at lumping very reductive identity labels on all of us. Obviously, in terms of sexuality, but I think in terms of everything in terms of race and gender and I’ve always felt that these things are very gray and very fluid.
- 11/1/2023
- by Carole Horst
- Variety Film + TV
On the way home after a party-ending brawl, Aysha (Jason Patel) explains to Luke (Ben Hardy) the torrid love triangle that precipitated the fight in the first place. It sounds complicated, Luke remarks, but Aysha counters that it’s actually pretty simple: “Everybody just wants what they can’t have.”
Despite her breezy delivery, the statement seems to hang in the air between them. Because by this point, both Luke and Aysha already know on some level what they want. They just have to allow themselves to have it. Unicorns traces their twin journeys toward self-acceptance with empathy, curiosity and a refreshing disregard for constricting labels.
What stands between the central pair is not a lack of desire, but a clash of identities. Luke is a straight white single dad from Essex who scrapes together a modest living as a mechanic; Aysha is a professional drag queen from Manchester hiding...
Despite her breezy delivery, the statement seems to hang in the air between them. Because by this point, both Luke and Aysha already know on some level what they want. They just have to allow themselves to have it. Unicorns traces their twin journeys toward self-acceptance with empathy, curiosity and a refreshing disregard for constricting labels.
What stands between the central pair is not a lack of desire, but a clash of identities. Luke is a straight white single dad from Essex who scrapes together a modest living as a mechanic; Aysha is a professional drag queen from Manchester hiding...
- 9/8/2023
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ahmedabad, Oct 9 (Ians) Kerala and West Bengal will clash in the finals of the mens football competition in the 36th National Games. At the Eka Arena TransStadia here on Sunday evening, Kerala comfortably defeated their southern counterparts Karnataka 2-0 in the first semifinal while West Bengal beat Services by a solitary goal in the other semifinal played under floodlights.
Coached by former India striker Biswajit Bhattacharya, West Bengal scored the match-winner through Surajit Handsa in the 20th minute who finished off a lightning counter-attack along the left flank after the cross came in.
Led by experienced defender Suresh Meitei, who has I-League experience with Churchill Brothers and Roundglass Pubjab, Services missed a few chances with their livewire forward Shreyas Vg also hitting the crossbar from a well-taken half-volley.
Luck was also not on Services’ side as West Bengal goalkeeper Raja Burman twice came to their rescue in the second half...
Coached by former India striker Biswajit Bhattacharya, West Bengal scored the match-winner through Surajit Handsa in the 20th minute who finished off a lightning counter-attack along the left flank after the cross came in.
Led by experienced defender Suresh Meitei, who has I-League experience with Churchill Brothers and Roundglass Pubjab, Services missed a few chances with their livewire forward Shreyas Vg also hitting the crossbar from a well-taken half-volley.
Luck was also not on Services’ side as West Bengal goalkeeper Raja Burman twice came to their rescue in the second half...
- 10/9/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
ControversyThe film, with Tovino Thomas and Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead, became a hit in theatres. However, both in theatre and the Netflix release, they missed out on giving credit to the animation team. CrisThe day that Thallumaala, a Malayalam film with Tovino Thomas and Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead, came to movie theatres last month, a bunch of young artists went to watch it in different cinema halls across the state, some with their families, some with friends. They waited for the movie to be over and the end credits to roll on the screen, so they could point their names out to the people who came with them. The credits finished rolling and the theatre turned dark, but none of their names appeared on screen. The animation team, led by Kokaachi studio and comprising a lot of youngsters, went away dejected. The whole department was missing from the titles.
- 9/20/2022
- by Cris
- The News Minute
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