Films of Neelu

2019

Transfinite is a sci-fi omnibus feature film composed of seven standalone short stories where supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect, love, teach, fight and thrive.

Duration: ~ 1 hour 10 mins
Production Format: 2.39:1 4K Anamorphic
Exhibition Format: DCP (NTSC/PAL), Blu-Ray (NTSC/PAL), MP4/MOV

More Love. Less Prepackaged Bullshit.

2017

Film By:
Neelu Bhuman

Sweet Faces:
Neha Chriss, Neelu Bhuman, Andrew Nicholson

Camera Magician:
Pallavi Somusetty

Sound:
I Love Tha Future

Set to the soul beat of Assata Shakur, a trio resists dystopia with a bowl of joy, intimacy and love.

Duration: 1 mins. 20 secs.
Production Format: 16:9 1080p 59.94FPS
Exhibition Format: DCP (NTSC/PAL), Blu-Ray (NTSC/PAL), MP4/MOV

Distributed By: CFMDC @ http://www.cfmdc.org/film/4511. Also available as part of CFMDC's compilations - New Trans* Works, New Queer Works and New Bisexual Works.

ṣadāqa

2016

Film By:
Neelu Bhuman

Editor:
Pablo Saura (http://pablosaura.com)

Friends in Film:
Mouna Bemmousa
Truc Thanh Nguyen
Neelu Bhuman
Soukaina

A kaleidoscopic view of friendship transcending borders.

Duration: 5 mins. 10 secs.
Production Format: 16:9 1080p 24FPS
Exhibition Format: DCP (NTSC/PAL), Blu-Ray (NTSC/PAL), MP4/MOV

My Mom Is Worried Sick

2016

Film By:
Neelu Bhuman

Performers:
Alicia Stephen, Adrian Orozco Blair, Neelu Bhuman

Cinematography:
Andrew Nicholson

Non-Poem:
Dr. Tripthi Pillai

Editor:
Nile Connolly-Martin

Sound Design:
Poulomi Desai (http://www.usurp.org.uk)

A sassy comedy exploring the prismatic mystery of bodies, senses and difference.

Read Dr. Tripthi Pillai's long synopsis here.

Duration: 6 mins.
Production Format: 16:9 1080p 24FPS
Exhibition Format: DCP (NTSC/PAL), Blu-Ray (NTSC/PAL), MP4/MOV

Love Letter/Prēma Lēkha

2015

Film By:
Neelu Bhuman

Sound:
Mukul (http://ambienttv.net/)

Lips & Fingers:
Mijke Drift & Neelu Bhuman

Text :
ZAMI: A New Spelling of My Name. Book by Audre Lorde

Translation:
Kusuma Kumari Palavali

An abstract film exploring gender and race through the power of erotics and love.

Read Mijke Drift's essay here.

Duration: 5 mins. 15 secs.
Production Format: 16:9 1080p 24FPS
Exhibition Format: DCP (NTSC/PAL), Blu-Ray (NTSC/PAL)

FU377

2014

^{Writer, Director, Producer:}
Neelu Bhuman

^{Voice Artist:}
Ria Oberoi

^{Sound Designer:}
Mustafa Bal

^{Set Design & Animation:}
Neelu Bhuman
Andrew Nicholson

^Trailer:
Nile Connolly-Martin

Basic dignity of queer people in India is under attack, yet again. The scorching IPC Section 377 is re-unleashed to police to criminalise “gay sex” in India. While the law and the Supreme Court dated themselves back a few hundred years, an adorable Indian mother has her knowledge of “gay sex” in mint condition, wheeling out a tidbit or two for her heartbroken queer daughter in an effort to cheer her up. The pair are shocked into action by the Supreme Court's latest rejection.

Duration: 4 mins. 46 secs.
Production Format: 16:9 4K 24FPS
Exhibition Format: DCP (NTSC/PAL), Blu-Ray (NTSC/PAL)

TRANSLATIONS:

Korean, Serbian, Brazilian Portugese, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew

ARTICLES:

A Kind of Decolonization I Can Feel at the Back of My Pussy

Family In Frame

2010

^{Director/Editor/Producer:}
Neelu Bhuman

^Faces:
Tripthi Pillai, Andrew Nicholson, Neelu Bhuman

^Voices:
Kusuma Kumari Palavali, B. Subramanyam Reddy, Rahul Bhuman, Swetha Polamreddy, Lakshmi Palavali, Vivek Anand Palavali

^Sound:
Anders Dahl

Amidst a multiplicity of voices of family members, this short film is an honest and uplifting portrayal of the experience of queer identity.

Duration: 7 min. 15 secs
Production Format: MiniDV
Exhibition Format: MiniDV (NTSC), DVD (NTSC), DigiBeta (NTSC)