Vivek Shraya

[A man with short-cropped hair stands thigh-deep in a lake, looking over his shoulder into the camera.

What I LOVE about being QUEER is Vivek Shraya’s new short film, available on DVD now.

34 beautiful queers. One big question.

Filmed entirely in Shraya’s Toronto apartment last October, What I LOVE about being QUEER is a candid and raw look at queerness. In some scenes, the hum of Shraya’s refrigerator or soft giggling can be heard off in the distance. It all makes for an honest, yet familiar account of being queer… Shraya’s intimate, yet humourous approach is a welcome change of pace.

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More press: Jailhouse Judo, The Big Q, Buzzfeed, VUE Weekly, The Wanderer, CBC Metro Morning, About.com, Shameless Magazine, Nightlife.ca, 14 Karat Living, Sad Mag, Huffington Post.

Featuring: Alex Brown, Ali Humza Naqvi, Anna Willats, Anni Spadafora, Asam Ahmad, Brendan Healy, Caleb Nault, Chelsey Lichtawoman, Chy Ryan Spain, Elisha Lim, Farzana Doctor, Jelani Ade-Lam, Jordan Tannahill, Kaleb Robertson, Karine Silverwoman, Karlene Moore, Katherine Friesen, Kathryn Payne, Lauren Keegan, Marilyn McLean, Maureen Hynes, Nedal Sul, Rachna Contractor, Rinaldo Walcott, Roy Mitchell, Ryan G. Hinds, Sarah Fobes, Shushan Araya, Sze-Yang Ade-Lam, Tegan Quin, Tenniel Hanson, Tim McCaskell, and Trish Yeo.

What do you LOVE about being QUEER? There are so many reasons to love being queer. We want to hear—and share—yours. Tell us in a sentence or two what you love about being queer, attach a photo of yourself, and we'll post it to the official WILABQ blog.

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Ache in My Name is the second short film by Vivek Shraya.

Self-definition. Is a name how it’s pro­noun­ced or how you pronounce it?

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Seeking Single White Male is Vivek Shraya’s first short film, a study of a brown body in (queer) white spaces.

Among my favourites… Self-hatred and shadism, taboo subjects in progressive Indian circles, are bluntly, and literally, turned face-front toward the viewer.

The Globe and Mail

Simply put, I loved this one. Brilliant.

Amanjeet K Chauhan

More press: Inside Toronto, The Gang’s All Queer,
The New Gay, Masala Canada, Gerald Saul.

Read an open letter from Vivek: “Seeking Single White Male—Two years later”

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