Fire, Wildness

The first installment in Deepa Mehta’s “Elements Trilogy,” Fire follows Sita and Radha, two women who are unhappily married to a pair of brothers and business partners. As they emotionally gravitate to one another, the women form a “forbidden” love that threatens to pull their extended family apart. One of the first mainstream Indian films to depict a lesbian relationship, Fire was received with both fervent praise and protests. (108 mins., 35mm)

Wildness documents the dynamic that evolves when a group of young, queer artists of color begin holding a performance night at Silver Platter, a Los Angeles LGBT bar that’s catered to Latino immigrants since 1963. A tribute to community, creativity, and dignity, Wildness received postproduction support from the Wexner Center’s Film/Video Studio Program. (74 mins., HD video)