Ka Bodyscapes
 (2016)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#1966
7*
Seen ItYes
(11/10/2019 HereTV)
IMDB   5.3
99 mins India / English
Here TV 
Naseera Sia
Rajesh Kannan Vishnu
Jason Chacko Haris
Saritha Superviser
Shyam Sheetal Stanly
Nilambur Ayisha Kadeesumma
Arundhathi Deepa
Nalini Jameela Riha's Mother
Adhithi Dilsha
Tinto Arayani Riha
Jayaprakash Kuloor Saidali
Ashvin Matthew Bhakthavalsalan
Deepa Vasudevan Activist
Director
Jayan Cherian
Producer Jayan Cherian
Nisha Jayan
Writer Jayan Cherian
Cinematography M.J. Radhakrishnan
Music Sunilkumar P.K.


Three young people—Haris, a queer painter whose work is explicitly erotic; Vishnu, a rural kabaddi player of a very conservative Hindi family; who becomes Haris' muse and lover, and their young friend Sia of a very conservative Moslem family, an activist who refuses to conform to dominant norms of femininity—struggle to find space and happiness in their conservative Indian culture.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
QueerGuru Rating 7

Notes
While Ka Bodyscapes" is not an epic film, Director Jayan Cherian carefully develops the characters and the story. Unfortunately I know little of Indian culture and the queer liberation movement there, which means that the plot is uncertain at times. This is an excellent film, and deserves better distribution.
The “Ka” word in the title refers to Ancient Egyptian religion. Ka was the part of the human entity believed to be a life-force of a person that survived after death. While somewhat analogist to the Western culture's "soul", it is not synonymous. It is symbolized by outstretched arms raised in an U shape, as in the cover picture and the alternative image of an Egyptian wall carving.
"Bodyscape" is an artistic style where close up photographs of the human form convey the impression of landscape.