Bradford Queer Film Festival : Nina's Heavenly Delights (Film Feast)

THIS IS THE ONLY EVENT NOT INCLUDED IN A WEEKEND OR DAY PASS.

WEEKEND PASS HOLDERS WILL HAVE RECEIVED A DISCOUNT CODE FOR THIS EVENT BUT BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL.

Join us for the second ever Bradford Queer Film Festival Film Feast! 

In celebration of this year's Filmmaker in Focus Pratibha Parmar we are so excited to show her seminal 2006 film Nina's Heavenly Delights accompanied by a delicious meal from the incredibly Sonia Sandhu.

Nina’s Heavenly Delights (with meal by Sonia Sandhu)
Pratibha Parmar, UK, 94:00, English
When young Glaswegian cook Nina returns home for her father’s funeral after three years living in London, she reunites with Lisa, an old childhood friend who now owns half of Nina’s late dad’s Indian restaurant, The New Taj. Together, the two lovers seek to save the restaurant from closing by conspiring to defend the national ‘Best in the West Curry Competition’ title in this charming and feisty feature from this year’s Filmmaker in Focus Pratibha Parmar.

We have commissioned the wonderful Sonia Sandhu to create meal inspired by Nina’s Heavenly Delights - all food will be vegan. This event will last for approx 18:00-21:00 and will be followed by a party with DJ Ritu 21:00-00:00.

Sonia Sandhu is a Bradford born & based chef and artist. Catering for retreats, gatherings and gigs, and creating edible responses as part of theatre, film and installation art shows, her plant forward menus are global-inspired, thoughtfully prepared, seasonal, and vibrant. She co-runs Edible Archives, an emerging arts company, creating multi-sensorial interventions which tell heritage stories through playful menus, sound and set.

This will be Sonia's second Film Feast event with BQFF. Sonia says "I am so excited to create a live and edible experience as part of the ‘Nina’s Heavenly Delights’ film screening. There will be spices, colour, and edible references to particular scenes to create moments we can taste together in the room as we watch the film. Expect all the heavenly delights!"

21:00-LATE - DJ RITU @ BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE

We’re delighted to welcome international turntablist, former BBC Radio presenter, and host/producer of iconic global music show ‘A World in London’ DJ RITU to Bradford Queer Film Festival to get the party going at our Saturday Social. DJ Ritu is a co-founder of Club Kali the world’s first LGBTQ+ Bollywood night and an all around legend of the scene.

Championing marginalised music for 4 decades, Ritu is a key catalyst of the UK Asian Underground and Bhangra scenes, co-founding Outcaste Records, signing Nitin Sawhney and Badmarsh &; Shri. Ritu has toured in over 35 countries, performing at major festivals/venues such as Glastonbury, Boiler Room, Jazz Café, Boxpark, Ministry of Sound, WOMAD, We Out Here, and Roskilde. Previous radio residencies include BBC London, Kiss 100, BBC World Service, National Swedish Radio, BBC Asian Network. Ritu compiled 10 albums for the Rough Guides showcasing South Asian music. Ritu’s diverse DJ repertoire includes Soul, Disco, Motown, House, Afrobeat, and lots more.

DJ Ritu will play in the basement bar area, the screening theatre will remain open for shorts reruns throughout the evening including a screening of our animation block which will also be available to view all weekend on a loop at Common Space.

Access 

Bradford Playhouse is a wheelchair accessible venue with a wheelchair accessible bathroom. Please book a wheelchair space upon checking out if this is required.

Alcohol will be served at this venue.