Amelia Carter is a Black/mixed lesbian organizer and artist from Philadelphia (USA). She is a self-taught filmmaker who directed and produced the films, “Until and Unless: Decriminalizing Queer India” and “Testimony: 52nd St. and the Invisible Violence of UPenn.” Amelia has 10 years of community organizing experience in Philadelphia, where she most recently founded and directed the grassroots organization Penn Community for Justice and Philly Human Rights Appeal. Amelia joined Monument Lab as their Managing Director in 2022 and won the Leeway Transformation Award in 2023 for her contributions in art for social change.
Until and Unless: Decriminalizing Queer India
Set in West Bengal a year before the historic decision to repeal India’s anti-sodomy law Penal Code 377, “Until and Unless: Decriminalizing Queer India” follows the story of four trans and queer people impacted by law. The film features Sintu, a transwoman community leader raised in the Sheoraphuli red-light district; Nitu, a transwoman sex worker who lives a dual identity as a man named Nitai; Lovely, a Kothi person who lives a closeted life while working in an office environment, and Pratap, a trans teen still navigating her identity. Through juxtaposing their stories with interviews from lawyers and activists working to oppose these laws, the film shows the lived consequences of state and social violence on community self-representations.
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