LA-based dyke, D'Lo, recognizes no cultural barriers in her approach to action. Nowhere in the world is there a festival like Desh Pardesh. For 12 years, South Asians from around the globe have come to talk openly about liberation from oppressive dogmas - whether it be Hindu fundamentalism or your parents forcing you to be a doctor and straight. Success, however, has brought problems.
Critics point to the creative spirit and spirited dialogue of the festival's early years.
And at the same time we also wanted to expose the white gay and lesbian community to our lives in more than a tokenistic fashion. There was so much creativity and we had a lot of fun, but the vision was always about outreach - outward and inward. Afterwards, someone in the audience got up and argued that the film had no class analysis. The discussion went back and forth. Carvello remembers it to be heated and totally engaging.