speaker-photo

Onir

Onir (Anirban Dhar) is an Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, and editor. His film My Brother… Nikhil (2005) was among the first to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships. His film I Am (2011) was adjudged Best Film (Hindi) at the Indian National Film Awards. Its sequel is his latest film, We Are Faheem and Karun (2024). It is the first Kashmiri-language Queer film shot entirely in Kashmir. He received the Rainbow Warrior award for his film Pine Cone (2023). His biography, I Am Onir And I Am Gay (2022), received the Likho award for “Outstanding Book”.