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7th Annual United States of Asian America Festival
3rd I South Asian Independent Film and Queer Cultural Center present Queer I by 3rd I
June 6, 7:30 pm
Miss Manju Truck Driver (Manjuben Truck Driver)
Director: Sherna Dastur
India, 2002. 52 min.
Miss Manju is a truck driver who defies gender stereotypes. She describes herself as half Shiva, half Shakti (man/woman) who “doesn’t need anybody else’s power.” This betelnut chewing, cross-dressing businesswoman hangs out with the boys and comes home to a girlfriend and a family who call her “big Daddy”. You may say that “butch dyke” is this woman’s middle name, but hold off on the labels. This beautifully shot observational documentary, filled with close-ups of busy Indian roads and night cafes, has been structured as a poetic story of an original trailblazer as well as the social landscape surrounding her.
This film has English subtitles.
SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco
Admission: $8
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