SHORTS PROGRAM

Black + Queer On Screen

Through the intimate lens of eight gender-diversive people and masculine-presenting women, the social concept of gender is explored and challenged.

Total Running Time – 75 minutes

 

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Engúngún (Masquerade)

Director: Olive Nwosu
Year:
2021
Country:
Nigeria/UK
Running Time: 13 Minutes

A young woman returns home to Nigeria for her mother’s funeral and finds painful memories and unexpected healing.

Merman

Director: Sterling Hampton IV        
Year:
2023      
Country:
United States  
Running Time:
11 Minutes

Andre Chambers, a.k.a. “Merman“, is a 58 year-old Black queer man who speaks about his life as an emergency nurse, leather title holder, and civil rights advocate.

I Identify As Me

Director: Tina Colleen & Monick Monell     
Year: 2021      
Country:
USA  
Running Time:
10 Minutes

Through the intimate lens of eight gender-diversive Trans, gender-diverse people and masculine-presenting women, the social concept of gender is explored and challenged.

Finding the Light

Director: Brandon Haynes
Year:
2023
Country:
USA
Running Time:
22 Minutes

Donna Hylton uses her experience in the prison system and her social justice non-profit to support other Black women and LGBTQ+ folks.

Catching Spirits

Director:Vanessa Beletic
Year:
2022
Country:
USA
Running Time: 13 Minutes

Destiny’s been told that she has seizures when she dances. But will dancing endanger her or unlock a magical birthright?

Hold On To Me

Director:Te Shima Anusha Brennen and Rajvi Desai
Year:
2022
Country:
USA
Running Time:
5 Minutes

Hold On To Me is an ode to Mother LaTravious, originally from Florida, a Black trans matriarch who chronicles her journey from caterpillar to butterfly.