Appendix: Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights participatory documentaries
Documentaries as well as video documentation of Envisioning events, conference presentations and public forums are included in this appendix – listed in order of date of completion. Videos are available on the Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights website and/or on vimeo. To access go to: www.envisioninglgbt.com or to the vimeo link provided for each title.
Sangini (2016) tells the stories of lesbians and transgender people who fled their families and sought sanctuary at Sangini, a shelter for lesbian, bisexual, transgender (LBT) women in Delhi. [Documentary film, 45:19 min.] N. Nicol (director), N. Mor (editor), S. Ahmed (cinematographer), P. Sandhu (line producer). India and Canada: Sangini and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/164737117. For institutional use, please contact the distributor: GIV (www.givideo.org).
And Still We Rise (2015) follows Richard Lusimbo as he documents the impact of, and resistance to, the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda. [Documentary film, 68:35 min.] R. Lusimbo and N. Nicol (directors), N. Nicol and J. Wambya (editors), C. Kaara (director of photography), Nkyooyo B. and Talented Ugandan Kuchus (music). Uganda and Canada: Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/178217397. Information and trailer: www.andstillwerise.ca. For institutional use, please contact the distributor: Vtape (www.vtape.org/distribution), or GIV (www.givideo.org).
No Easy Walk to Freedom (2014) examines the struggle to decriminalise homosexuality in contemporary India, as told through the voices of HIV/AIDS workers, queer activists, legal experts and community leaders, filmed in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Lucknow and rural India. [92 min.] N. Nicol (director), S. Ahmed(cinematographer), P. Sandhu (line producer), K. Siirala (assistant editor). India and Canada: Naz Foundation (India) Trust (Naz India), Naz Foundation International (NFI) and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/87912192. Information and trailer: www.noeasywalktofreedom.com. For institutional use please contact the distributor: Vtape (www.vtape.org/distribution), or GIV (www.givideo.org).
Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights at World Pride (2014) documents Envisioning team participation in World Pride, Toronto. Canada: Envisioning. [Documentary film, 4.03 min.] K. Chisholm (editor). See http://envisioninglgbt.com.
Telling Our Stories documentary series (2014), created with Envisioning community partners in India, Africa and the Caribbean. LGBT community members and activists share stories of homo-bi-transphobia, violence and discrimination, as well as resilience, resistance and organising histories. [30 five-minute videos]. Series editors: N. Nicol, K. Siirala and K. Chisholm with Envisioning partners. See http://envisioning-tellingourstories.blogspot.com. The series includes the following:
Belize Portraits: C. Orozco (researcher), K. Trapp (videographer). Belize and Canada, United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) and Envisioning.
1. Aaron Mai, Norman Bonnell and Abner Recinos, UNIBAM.
2. Mia Quetzal, Caribbean Vulnerable Communities.
Botswana Portraits: J. Molefe (researcher), T. Motshwane and T. Mabuza (videographers). Botswana and Canada, Lesbians Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LeGaBiBo) and Envisioning.
3. Caine Kaene Youngman, LeGaBiBo.
4. Manno Setaelo, LeGaBiBo.
5. Tshepo Riqu Cosadu, advocacy officer, Rainbow Identity Association.
Guyana Portraits: N.B. Henry (researcher), U. Verbeke (videographer), J.A. Grant (coordinator). Guyana and Canada: Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) and Envisioning.
6. Cracey Annatola Fernandes, Guyana Sex Work Coalition, Global Network of Sex Work Projects and Caribbean Vulnerable Communities.
7. Melinda Jankie, lawyer, Justice Institute.
8. Selina Maria Perez, transgender woman and social worker.
India Portraits: N. Nicol (director), S. Ahmed (cinematographer) and P. Sandhu (line producer). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning.
8. Veena, peer support educator, Sangama.
9. Maya Shanker and Betu Singh, Sangini. In memoriam, Betu passed away 4 October 2013.
10. Gautam Bhan, Voices Against 377, PRISM.
11. Shivananda Khan, founder and chief executive, NFI. In memoriam, Shivananda passed away 20 May 2013.
12. Maya Sharma, scholar, activist, author.
Jamaica Portraits: L. Nugent (researcher), B. Welsh and M. Thompson (videographers). Jamaica and Canada: Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) and Envisioning.
13. Jalna Broderick, co-founder and director of administration, Quality of Citizenship Jamaica.
14. Tanya Stephens, reggae artist.
15. Anonymous1.
16. Anonymous2.
17. Anonymous3.
18. Anonymous4.
Kenya Portraits: I. Reid (researcher), J. Muthuri and C. Kaara (videographers). Kenya and Canada, Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK) and Envisioning.
19. Guillit Amakobe, founding member, Jinsiangu.
20. Douglas Masinde, founder and programme coordinator, Tamba Pwani.
21. Akinyi Margareta Ocholla, founding member and former executive director, Minority Women in Action.
22. Jane Wothaya Thirikwa , then programmes and communications coordinator, Gay Kenya Trust.
Saint Lucia Portraits: M. Fontenelle (researcher), M. Danton and S. Nelson (videographers). Saint Lucia and Canada: United and Strong and Envisioning.
23. Bary Hunte, United and Strong.
24. Vincent McDoom, actor, fashion icon, writer.
25. Kenita Placide, then executive director, United and Strong; Eastern Caribbean coordinator of Caribbean Forum for Liberation and Acceptance of Genders and Sexualities.
Uganda Portraits: R. Lusimbo (researcher), Nkyooyo B. and J. Wambya (videographers). Uganda and Canada: SMUG and Envisioning.
26. Nikki Mawanda Salongo, founder and then executive director, Transgender Support Initiative Uganda.
27. Dr Frank Mugisha, executive director, SMUG.
28. Stosh Jovan Mugisha, Kuchus Living with HIV/AIDS.
29. Geoffrey Ogwaro, co-coordinator, Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law.
30. Anonymous.
Kandi’ s Story (2014) Transgender Jamaican Kandi talks about the persecution she has faced: forced to quit school, fired from work and outed in the newspaper. [Documentary film, 12:38 min.] L. Nugent, B. Welsh and M. Thompson (participatory documentary team). Jamaica and Canada: J-FLAG and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/89556756.
No Going Back (2014) captures widespread protests to the recriminalisation of same-sex acts in India, contrasting the voices of celebration when India decriminalised same-sex intimacy in 2009, with voices of anger and resistance when the Supreme Court overturned that historic ruling in 2013. [Documentary film, 17 min.] N. Nicol (director), K. Siirala (editor), S. Ahmed (cinematographer), P. Sandhu (line producer). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/85002638.
The Time Has Come (2013, updated 2016) features perspectives of human rights defenders around the world on issues of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). Filmed at regional seminars held in six countries to strategise ways of working with the UN to strengthen SOGI protection. [Documentary film, 30 min.] K. Vance, J. Fisher and S. Kara (directors), N. Nicol and K. Vance (producers), K. Siirala (editor), C. Kaara, T. Mabuza, S. Nelson, Nkyooyo B., U. Verbeke and J. Wambya (videographers). Paris, Brasilia, New York, Nairobi, Kathmandu, Oslo, Geneva and Toronto: ARC International and Envisioning. English: http://vimeo.com/67796115.
French: Le Moment Est Arrivé: http://vimeo.com/74709548.
Spanish: Ha Llegado El Momento: http://vimeo.com/74625595.
Life Experience of LGBTI in Botswana (2013) presents LeGaBiBo’s vision of creating an inclusive environment that protects the rights of the LGBT community in terms of health, law and social policy. [Documentary film, 13:34 min.] T. Motshwana, T. Mabuza and J. Molefe (participatory documentary team), Botswana and Canada: LeGaBiBo and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75420906.
Botho: LGBT Lives in Botswana (2013) discusses gender, sexuality, culture, tradition, family and the Botswanan ‘botho’ concept in the struggle to challenge Penal Code criminalisation of same-sex conduct in Botswana. [Documentary film, 13:27 min.] N. Nicol (director), Botswana and Canada: LeGaBiBo and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/69577157.
Hope for the Future (2013) tracks the progress of, and resistance to, the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, and the campaign of media hatred and public outings of LGBTI people during the period 2009–13. [Documentary film, 7:30 min.] R. Lusimbo and P. Onziema (directors), T. McCarthy (editor), J. Wambya (camera), Nkyooyo B. (sound). Uganda and Canada: SMUG with Voices of the Abasiyazzi1 and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/73786262.
Sexuality, Repression and the Law: Resistance and Asylum and book launch of C. Lennox and M. Waites (eds.) Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth: Struggles for Decriminalisation and Change (2013) Toronto, 26 Jun.
Video documentation divided into the following sections:
• Part One [35 min.]: panel speakers − introduction by Nancy Nicol, Envisioning’s principal investigator (PI), Matthew Waites, University of Glasgow, Gary Kinsman, Laurentian University and Canada research team, Debbie Douglas, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants. See https://vimeo.com/70217990.
• Part Two [40 min.]: Nancy Nicol, Envisioning’s PI, Monica Tabengwa, Africa research team, and screening of video short: Botho: Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana. See https://vimeo.com/70371903.
• Part Three [26 min.]: Marcela Romero, regional coordinator for Latin American and Caribbean Network of Transgender People, Nick J. Mulé, Canada research team, and a representative of Pride Uganda Alliance International. See https://vimeo.com/70417403.
One Love (2013) [12 sec.]. Video documentation of Envisioning’s Caribbean research team rally in Emancipation Square, Kingston. Jamaica and Canada: J-FLAG and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75420842.
LGBT Equality Litigation in the Caribbean (2013). Video documentation of Envisioning’s Caribbean research team public event at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, 21 Nov:
• Part One [22 min.]: Nancy Nicol, Envisioning’s PI and Maurice Tomlinson, legal adviser, Marginalized Groups, AIDS-Free World. See https://vimeo.com/80420432.
• Part Two [16:34 min.]: Caleb Orozco, UNIBAM’s executive director. See https://vimeo.com/82217139.
• Part Three [27:20 min.]: Brian-Paul Welsh, J-FLAG and CariFLAGS. See https://vimeo.com/82220090.
Alok Gupta (2013) examines the British colonial origins of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. [Documentary film, 7 min.] N. Nicol (director), N. Nicol and K. Siirala (editors). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75914791.
Shivananda Khan, In Memoriam: Part One (2013). Khan recalls founding a group for queer Asians in the UK and queer organising during the 1970s. [Documentary film, 11:25 min.] N. Nicol (director), K. Siirala (editor). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75415047.
Shivananda Khan, A Portrait: Part Two (2013). Khan talks about marriage, family, culture, identity, hijras and transgender people in contemporary India. [Documentary film, 10:28 min.] N. Nicol (director), N. Nicol and K. Siirala (editors). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75407900.
Shivananda Khan, Quote from the Gita (2013) [Documentary film, 42 sec.] N. Nicol (director), K. Siirala (editor). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75419138.
Chief Justice Shah on Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2013). Chief Justice Shah (retired) outlines the constitutional grounds of his historic ruling in 2009 that read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. [Documentary film, 8 min.] N. Nicol (director), N. Nicol and K. Siirala (editor). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75994483.
Sangama: Movement Building (2013). Activists participate in a demonstration for land rights, and talk about their approach to organising, addressing issues that affect sexual minorities, sex workers, and adivasi communities. [Documentary film, 10 min.] N. Nicol (director), K. Siirala (editor). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75992346.
Akkai (2013). Akkai sings a song she composed to describe her history and transition from male to female. [Documentary film, 3:49 min.] N. Nicol (director), K. Siirala (editor). India and Canada: Naz India, NFI and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75994482.
Sade’s Story (2013). Sade Richardson, a transgender fashion designer, describes violence and discrimination directed against her, in the context of the cross-dressing law in Guyana. [Documentary film, 12 min.] N.B. Henry, U. Verbeke and J.A. Grant (participatory documentary team). Guyana and Canada: SASOD and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/75422884.
Jessica’s Journey (2013). Jessica, a transgender person from Guyana talks about the impact of transphobia on her life and her hope for the future. [Documentary film, 7:40 min.] N.B. Henry, U. Verbeke and J.A. Grant (participatory documentary team). Guyana and Canada: SASOD and Envisioning. There is no online access for this video.
Selina’s Voice (2013). Selina Maria Perez describes violence against transgender persons in Guyana and a near fatal assault that left her permanently scarred. [Documentary film, 11:13 min.] N.B. Henry, U. Verbeke and J.A. Grant (participatory documentary team). Guyana and Canada: SASOD and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/88493864.
Homophobia in Guyana (2013) [Documentary film, 11:42] N.B. Henry, U. Verbeke and J.A. Grant (participatory documentary team). Guyana and Canada: SASOD and Envisioning. There is no online access for this video.
Our Saint Lucian Experience (2013) [Documentary film, 5 min.] M. Fontenelle, K. Placide, M. Danton and S. Nelson (participatory documentary team). Saint Lucia and Canada: United and Strong and Envisioning. There is no online access for this video.
Focus on Kenya, Uganda, Botswana (2012). Video documentation of presentation by the Africa research team on their research and screening of their participatory documentary work in progress filmed at Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto, 12 Sep.
• Part One [22 min.]: Caroline Kaara, GALCK, speaking on work in Kenya. See https://vimeo.com/73495847.
• Part Two [23 min.]: Junic Wambya, Freedom and Roam Uganda, and Richard Lusimbo, SMUG (via Skype), speaking on work in Uganda. See https://vimeo.com/73502128.
• Part Three [22 min.]: Nancy Nicol, York University, Toronto, describing work in Botswana. See https://vimeo.com/73502816.
The Law, Discrimination and the Future. Activists share stories of how family, employers and society have discriminated against them, and speak of the importance of building community, now and for the future. [Documentary film, 15 min.] R. Lusimbo (research), J. Wambya (camera), Nkoyooyo B. (sound). Uganda and Canada: SMUG and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/73786261.
A Short Film on Kenyan LGBTI Stories (2012) discusses strategies for decriminalising same-sex intimacy in Kenya and cases of human rights violation. [Documentary film, 15 min.] I. Reid, C. Kaara and J. Muthuri (participatory documentary team). Kenya and Canada: GALCK and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/73786260.
IDAHO (2012). Documentation of the International Day Against Homophobia event organised by GALCK in Nairobi. Dance, spoken word, and song are intercut with speakers who elaborate on ways to eliminate ignorance and achieve equality by way of the law, the Constitution of Kenya, education and social change. [Documentary film, 7:30 min.] N. Nicol, K. Siirala, J. Wambya, C. Kaara, J. Muthuri and Nkoyooyo B., participatory documentary team. Kenya and Canada: GALCK and Envisioning. See https://vimeo.com/46496713.
Why is Documentation Essential to LGBT Movements? (2012).Video documentation of talk by Graeme Reid, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program, Human Rights Watch. [8:40 min.] K. Siirala (editor), M. Danton and S. Nelson (videographers). Saint Lucia and Canada: United and Strong and Envisioning. See http://envisioninglgbt.blogspot.com/p/resources.html.
How is Human Rights Documentation Helpful When Combating Violence? (2012). Video documentation of talk by Maurice Tomlinson, legal adviser, Marginalized Groups, AIDS-Free World. [15:47 min.] K. Siirala (editor), M. Danton and S. Nelson (videographers). Saint Lucia and Canada: United and Strong and Envisioning. See http://envisioninglgbt.blogspot.com/p/resources.html.
Sexuality and Queer Politics in India: the Indian Experience (2011). Video documentation of event at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 7 Oct:
• Part 1 [15:27 min.]: Naisargi N. Dave, anthropology department, Centre for South Asian Studies at the Asian Institute, University of Toronto. See https://vimeo.com/76567393.
• Part 2 [24 min.]: Gautam Bhan ed. Because I Have a Voice: Queer Politics in India. See https://vimeo.com/76565704.
International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) 13 Conference: Governing Migration (2011). Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights panel: LGBT Identities, Governance, and Asylum. Kampala, Uganda, 3–6 July [Video documentation by Centre for Refugee Studies, York University]:
• ‘Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill: its implications for forced migration’ by Adrian Jjuuko, Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law) [15:20 min.]. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iRRPkYlixE.
• ‘LGBT “discretion”, persecution and self-protection: an international comparative analysis of refugee status determination’ by Robert Lidstone, geography department, York University, Toronto [18:42 min.]. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNKG8cg3Fy8.
• ‘Impact of discriminatory legislation on LGBT human rights defenders in Uganda’ by Hassan Shire, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, Kampala [15:26 min.]. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=N95_YGYdeGg.
• ‘Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights: connecting the dots across global struggle’ by Nancy Nicol, York University, Toronto [13:41 min.]. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5dUIbhH9ZA.
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1 Abasiyazzi is the Ugandan equivalent of the term ‘queer’.