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| pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref name="Bali">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/international-pronouns-day-gender-identity-beyond-the-ideas-of-binaries/story-2w6qguj4ffTHW4aRggGNNO.html|title=International Pronouns Day: Gender identity beyond the ideas of binaries|date=14 October 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|last=Bali|first=Etti|work=Hindustan Times|quote="So while I am gay, my gender identity is non-binary and the pronouns I use are they, them, their," says Ansari.}}</ref> | | pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref name="Bali">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/international-pronouns-day-gender-identity-beyond-the-ideas-of-binaries/story-2w6qguj4ffTHW4aRggGNNO.html|title=International Pronouns Day: Gender identity beyond the ideas of binaries|date=14 October 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|last=Bali|first=Etti|work=Hindustan Times|quote="So while I am gay, my gender identity is non-binary and the pronouns I use are they, them, their," says Ansari.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021040835/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/international-pronouns-day-gender-identity-beyond-the-ideas-of-binaries/story-2w6qguj4ffTHW4aRggGNNO.html|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
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'''Faraz Arif Ansari''' is an Indian filmmaker known for directing ''Sisak'', India's first silent [[LGBT]] film. They also directed ''Sheer Qorma'', India's first-ever [[Nonbinary characters in fiction#Movies|film with a nonbinary character]].<ref name="Lochan">{{Cite web |title=Why Pronouns Matter: Director Faraz Arif Ansari On The Importance of ‘They’ |last=Lochan |first=Vanya |work=Homegrown |date=26 October 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |url= https://homegrown.co.in/article/804842/why-pronouns-matter-director-faraz-arif-ansari-on-the-importance-of-they}}</ref> | '''Faraz Arif Ansari''' is an Indian filmmaker known for directing ''Sisak'', India's first silent [[LGBT]] film. They also directed ''Sheer Qorma'', India's first-ever [[Nonbinary characters in fiction#Movies|film with a nonbinary character]].<ref name="Lochan">{{Cite web |title=Why Pronouns Matter: Director Faraz Arif Ansari On The Importance of ‘They’ |last=Lochan |first=Vanya |work=Homegrown |date=26 October 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |url= https://homegrown.co.in/article/804842/why-pronouns-matter-director-faraz-arif-ansari-on-the-importance-of-they|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207063011/https://homegrown.co.in/article/804842/why-pronouns-matter-director-faraz-arif-ansari-on-the-importance-of-they |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{quote|Growing up queer in a Muslim household in India is not easy, to say the least. So as a storyteller, I decided to use silence as a tool. Silence makes one connect deeper with oneself. Silence makes you think. Silence isn’t preachy. It makes you uncomfortable to be with, since we live in a world where everyone is trying to be louder than the other to be heard so I decided to go silent. Silence is where most love stories are born and where we find a deeper connection with one another. It is in silence where the biggest decisions are made. What can be more powerful than silence?<ref name="raveeta">{{Cite web |title=Faraz Arif Ansari on Filmmaking & Queer Identity |author= |work=RaveetaWrites.com |date=13 March 2019 |access-date=22 November 2020 |url= https://raveetawrites.com/2019/03/13/faraz-arif-ansari-on-filmmaking-queer-identity/}}</ref>}} | {{quote|Growing up queer in a Muslim household in India is not easy, to say the least. So as a storyteller, I decided to use silence as a tool. Silence makes one connect deeper with oneself. Silence makes you think. Silence isn’t preachy. It makes you uncomfortable to be with, since we live in a world where everyone is trying to be louder than the other to be heard so I decided to go silent. Silence is where most love stories are born and where we find a deeper connection with one another. It is in silence where the biggest decisions are made. What can be more powerful than silence?<ref name="raveeta">{{Cite web |title=Faraz Arif Ansari on Filmmaking & Queer Identity |author= |work=RaveetaWrites.com |date=13 March 2019 |access-date=22 November 2020 |url= https://raveetawrites.com/2019/03/13/faraz-arif-ansari-on-filmmaking-queer-identity/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402002908/https://raveetawrites.com/2019/03/13/faraz-arif-ansari-on-filmmaking-queer-identity/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>}} | ||
{{quote|There is a perception that nonbinary is also a binary. Criticism from the queer community also flows in occasionally because a lot of people don’t understand that the very point of being nonbinary is not belonging to a binary.<ref name="Lochan" />}} | {{quote|There is a perception that nonbinary is also a binary. Criticism from the queer community also flows in occasionally because a lot of people don’t understand that the very point of being nonbinary is not belonging to a binary.<ref name="Lochan" />}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 20 July 2024
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Pronouns | they/them[1] |
| Gender identity | nonbinary[1] |
| Occupation | filmmaker |
| Links | X, Instagram |
Faraz Arif Ansari is an Indian filmmaker known for directing Sisak, India's first silent LGBT film. They also directed Sheer Qorma, India's first-ever film with a nonbinary character.[2]
Quotes[edit | edit source]
| « | Growing up queer in a Muslim household in India is not easy, to say the least. So as a storyteller, I decided to use silence as a tool. Silence makes one connect deeper with oneself. Silence makes you think. Silence isn’t preachy. It makes you uncomfortable to be with, since we live in a world where everyone is trying to be louder than the other to be heard so I decided to go silent. Silence is where most love stories are born and where we find a deeper connection with one another. It is in silence where the biggest decisions are made. What can be more powerful than silence?[3] | » |
| « | There is a perception that nonbinary is also a binary. Criticism from the queer community also flows in occasionally because a lot of people don’t understand that the very point of being nonbinary is not belonging to a binary.[2] | » |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bali, Etti (14 October 2020). "International Pronouns Day: Gender identity beyond the ideas of binaries". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
"So while I am gay, my gender identity is non-binary and the pronouns I use are they, them, their," says Ansari.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lochan, Vanya (26 October 2020). "Why Pronouns Matter: Director Faraz Arif Ansari On The Importance of 'They'". Homegrown. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ↑ "Faraz Arif Ansari on Filmmaking & Queer Identity". RaveetaWrites.com. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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