They Called it Love, But Was it Love?
Synopsis
They Called it Love, But Was it Love? depicts scenes from the lives of kothis living in India. Reduced to a “risk group” by public health campaigns and misunderstood through Western notions of gender and sexuality, these protagonists have real lives and inhabit unique worlds with their own quests for fulfilment and love. Commissioned by Visual AIDS in 2020 as part of TRANSMISSIONS, a program of six new videos considering the impact of HIV and AIDS beyond the United States.
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Charan Singh
- Original Title
- They Called it Love, But Was it Love?
- Release Date
- 01/12/2020
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 8m
- Production Studios
- Visual AIDS
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Charan Singh
Visual AIDS
Department Leadership Roster
Charan Singh
Director
Visual AIDS
Producer
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Visual AIDS Video Commissions
Visual AIDS commissions artists and filmmakers to create new short videos responding to the ongoing HIV and AIDS crisis. Every year a new video program premieres on December 1 to mark Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day. Learn more at https://video.visualaids.org/
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What is They Called it Love, But Was it Love? about?
They Called it Love, But Was it Love? depicts scenes from the lives of kothis living in India. Reduced to a “risk group” by public health campaigns and misunderstood through Western notions of gender and sexuality, these protagonists have real lives and inhabit unique worlds with their own quests for fulfilment and love. Commissioned by Visual AIDS in 2020 as part of TRANSMISSIONS, a program of six new videos considering the impact of HIV and AIDS beyond the United States.
Who directed They Called it Love, But Was it Love??
They Called it Love, But Was it Love? was directed by Charan Singh.
Who stars in They Called it Love, But Was it Love??
The principal cast of They Called it Love, But Was it Love? includes Not specified.
When was They Called it Love, But Was it Love? released and how long is it?
They Called it Love, But Was it Love? was released in 2020 with a total runtime of 8m.