APRIL 24 · 15.00

Cactus Pears


SCREENING + DISCUSSION · MAMM

Cactus Pears

Rohan Parashuram Kanawade • India • 2025 • 112 min


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Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.

After the Screening: Discussion

With
Kaushik Ray, producer, Cactus Pears

Kaushik is a London-based British Indian filmmaker, writer and producer. He made his directorial debut with the award-winning short film The Lime Green Shirts, a personal story about an immigrant Bengali mother and her estranged queer son that premiered at BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival. He is developing his first feature film, A Life A Rose, a multi-language love story spanning Kolkata and Paris.

Moderator
Guillermo Correa Montoya, historian

Guillermo is a professor at the University of Antioquia, writer and researcher. His research focuses on sexual and gender dissidence, cultural history, memory, and labor studies, with a particular interest in how marginalized lives and underground cultural expressions shape collective memory.

Co-hosted by
Caribe Afirmativo, Colombian social organization dedicated to defending and promoting the human rights of LGBTIQ+ individuals, particularly in the Caribbean region.

  • Kaushik Ray

    Kaushik Ray

    Producer | UK
  • Guillermo Correa Montoya

    Guillermo Correa Montoya

    Historian | Colombia
Kaushik Ray
Kaushik Ray
Producer | UK
Guillermo Correa Montoya
Guillermo Correa Montoya
Historian | Colombia