TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 / SHOWTIME: 7:00PM  Children of GOD TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 / SHOWTIME 9:30PM
Hooters THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 / SHOWTIME: 7:00PM
Mississippi Damned THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 / SHOWTIME: 9:30PM
REEL TO REAL SHORTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 / SHOWTIME: 12NOON
AFTER The Storm |
Children of GOD Buy Tickets Directed by Kareem Mortimer (103m. Bahamas, 2009) Narrative Feature The lives of several Bahamians intersect in this politically and religiously charged drama. After being abused by a local gang in Nassau, a gay white student takes refuge on a smaller island where he meets a gay black schoolmate whose family is pressuring him to marry. Also on the island is Lena, a political activist sternly opposed to homosexuality, who has left her husband - an outspoken preacher who has his own personal demons. What they each learn will change them forever. The following short will screen before this film... Billy & Aaron Directed by Rodney Evans (11m, Netherlands
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2009) A short narrative drama that explores the personal and professional dilemmas faced by the openly gay jazz composer, Billy Strayhorn, in the early 1940’s.
Hooters Buy Tickets Directed by Anna Margarita Albelo (93m. USA 2010) Theory collides with comedy in HOOTERS, a behind-the-scenes documentary of The Owls, itself a film that colors outside of the genre lines. For The Owls, a collective very loosely bound by sexuality and ideas of gender takes on a project to make a seminal lesbian film in three weeks. The following short will screen before this film... Back To Life Co-Directed by Desi del Valle and Hollie Lemarr (12m. USA, 2009) A woman grieves the death of her girlfriend only after experiencing the vulnerability of sleeping with her best friend. Mississippi Damned Buy Tickets Directed by Tina Mabry (120m. USA, 2009) Narrative Feature Based on a true story, Mississippi Damned follows three Black kids while taking an unblinking look at an impoverished family's struggles in the modern day South and how community, landscape and politics shape and define their life. REEL TO REAL SHORTS Buy Tickets ANIMAL DRILL, Dir. Patrick Murphy A son must prove his manhood to his father by trying out for his high school’s basketball team. Despite pressure from his washed-up father and the intense tactics of his coach, he fights through many kinds of pain to affirm his true self. FINDING JULIET, Dir. Kanithea PowellMeeko finds a companion in the cute, flirtatious bartender to help mend the sour wounds of a broken heart. YOLANDA, Dir. Jo Horn "Yolanda is rumored to be a boy. Refusing to believe the rumor and distraught about the possibility of the truth, a boy attempts to prove his girlfriend's sexuality to restore his reputation. REALNESS, Dir. David Barclay Moore Tika, is in the process of transitioning from Black female to Black male. Tika and Tika's girlfriend discuss views on Black male privilege and confront the very essence of the value of appearing male. CARMEN'S PLACE, Dir. Anna WilkingFather Braxton teaches residents how to become self-sufficient adults who accept themselves and their gender identities. THE POSTWOMAN, Dir. J.D. Walker Unhappy in her relationship, Nia, a 30s graphic designer, develops a crush on her neighborhood Postwoman. With the Postwoman's help, Nia is able to confront her tumultuous past and finally learn how to love the God within her.
After The Storm Buy Tickets Directed by Hilla Medalia (89min. USA, 2009) Documentary After the Storm is a feature-length documentary film that follows the production of the musical Once on this Island from auditions through performances and also includes the story of each young actor’s life in the wake of Katrina. The focus is not on rescues, evacuations and losses, but on survival, hopes and dreams. The following short will screen before this film.. MY HEART (music video) Directed by Billy Cliff |
