QCINEMA and THE MODERN
PRESENT
TOUCH OF PINK
8 p.m.. Friday, Aug. 27, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell
St. Tickets are $7.50, $5.50 for Modern members
Alim (Jimi Mistry) is a South Asian-Canadian
gay man living in London with his handsome boyfriend Giles (Kristen Holden-Reid).
All heck breaks loose for the cross-cultural couple when Alim's staunchly
traditional mother Nuru (a scenery-chewing Suleka Mathew) announces a visit,
setting off a frantic Wedding Banquet-esque series of events, from
hiding all gay paraphernalia to having Giles' sister pose as Alim's fiancé.
Yet despite Alim's efforts, the rubber band snaps and the truth emerges.
Having alienated both his mother and Giles in the process of coming out,
Alim follows the former home to Toronto, where even more dramatic antics
involving a closeted, frisky friend and a big fat Indian wedding await.
Adding to the chaos and amusement is Kyle MacLachlan as Cary Grant, who
serves as Alim's chatty, charming, and imaginary, confidant. An utter delight,
Touch of Pink is written and directed with plenty of heart and a
touch of autobiography by Ian Iqbal Rashid, a Toronto-raised South Asian
currently living in London with his boyfriend. (Yes, his mother knows!)
Please join us for this delicious and affirming celebration of love, family,
and old-school Hollywood!
-- Lawrence Ferber, Philiadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film
Festival
The film also screens at 6 p.m. Aug. 27, 5 p.m. Aug. 28 and 2 and 4 p.m. Aug. 29