Aks International Minorities Festival, Film – Art – Dialogue

"Aks International Minorities Festival, Film – Art – Dialogue" screens films, accompanied by discussions and debates, organise educational workshops, art exhibitions and performing arts events that promote awareness and dialogue about issues impacting minorities and marginalised groups. Aks International Minorities Festival was established in 2014 in Pakistan by a group of activists seeking to improve the representation of queer and trans* people of colour. The festival has taken place annually in Pakistan, across three of its biggest cities, with focus on minortities and marginalized groups in the country among them with specific focus on indigenous Khwaja Sira (transgender) community. Since 2015, Aks has also held an annual festival in Copenhagen, bringing to focus the lives of queer minorities through a unique combination of film, workshops, art exhibitions and performance.