PENN QTR: Join the DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) for a screening of "I AM" at the Goethe-Institut

To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) is offering a screening of 
"I AM" at the Goethe-Institut on 7th Street NW.

Five years in the making, I AM has won Best Documentary at 13 film festivals, screened in theaters in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Dallas in the United States, and also in New Delhi and Bangalore in India. This movie has inspired many individuals all around the globe by portraying LGBT stories. I AM, directed by Sonali Gulati, chronicles the journey of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who confronts the loss of her mother whom she never came out to. As she meets and speaks to parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the fabric of what family truly means, in a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense.

“It is a wonderfully teachable film: it is not only about Desi queers and parents, but about longing and belonging, woundedness and healing, and the search for selves,” says Sivagami Subbaraman,Director of the LGBTQ Resource Center at Georgetown University.

I AM is a brilliant movie that highlights not only the dialogue on LGBT issues, but also the stories of actual, life experiences.

Please join OAPIA on May 21st at 6:30 pm at the Goethe–Institut, 812 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001. The screening will be followed by a lively discussion with the filmmaker and dynamic community leaders.
RSVP to secure your spot for this event at www.aapihmlgbtfilm.eventbrite.com.