Love Blooms in the Shadows: Visakesa Chandrasekaram's Frangipani

While the fight for LQBTQIA rights is gaining momentum worldwide – with several countries taking steps towards marriage equality, and trans* issues pushed ever forward in the collective consciousness – in some places, like Sri Lanka, homosexuality is outlawed. Visakesa Chandrasekaram's feature, the first overtly queer film from this country, highlights how the struggle for queer recognition remains unfinished, writes Gabrielle O'Brien.

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