Wednesday, November 5, 2008

BOMgAY Summary

BOMgAY (1996) is a short collection of six vignettes directed by Riyad Vinci Wadia. The vignettes are based on six poems by R. Raj Rao that are read aloud during the short production. Since dialogue is omitted, the poetry becomes an elaborate narrative that directs the scenes. The vignettes begin with concrete statistical information detailing the inequity of the larger portion of society from India having same sex relations while only a substantially smaller amount consider themselves gay. The introduction also refers to strict rules “Laws against carnal intercourse... (including)... sodomy, cunnilingus, and fellatio...punishable with life in prison”, how boring!

BOMgAY is both graphic and uninhibited. We see this in a library sex scene as well as in the poetry found in the vignette titled “Enema” that describes constipation as an “occupational hazard...next morning you are relieved by noisy shit jets”. Another seedy vignette centers around bathroom urinal sex, prostitution, and inevitable blackmail that results from the risks involved when violating the laws against “carnal intercourse”.

Related Links:
1) YouTube clip “Enema”



2) Why the Director decided to create the short film.




3) IMDB info ie. Cast and Crew

2 comments:

cheryl dunye said...

nice job!

Bijit said...

please give me the full length(12min) video link.
or please mail the video at this address..........
hajbijit@gmail.com