Call Me Kuchu is an incredibly powerful and often shocking reminder of the plight of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Uganda, and I am honoured to be introducing the Glasgow screening of the film at the GFT on 23 October.
Giving voice to LGBT experiences
Over the past year-and-half my work as a playwright and theatre director has focused on what happens when LGBT people attempt to escape persecution in their homeland and arrive in the UK seeking protection.
The first product of this work was a verbatim play, Hearts Unspoken, which premiered at the Tron Theatre in September of last year. The second has been a more amorphous yet direct project, working with a group of around 20 LGBT asylum seekers and refugees in London to produce poetry and drama that makes sense of their experiences.
In introducing the film, I’ll also talk about the work thta’s inspired me, share some of what has been produced and, with Call Me Kuchu as a prime example, celebrate art and documentary that allows non-western LGBT voices and identities to be seen and heard.
Hope to see you there.
Call Me Kuchu is on at the Glasgow Film Theatre in Glasgow on 23 October at 6:45pm. Find out more and book tickets on the GFT website or call 0141 332 6535.
Scottish Refugee Council is supporting the screening of Call Me Kuchu at Glasgow Film Theatre as part of Glasgay Festival with an introductory talk by writer and director Sam Rowe on creative responses to LGBT migration, illustrated by film clips and readings.
