SHORTS BLOCK: BODY-ODY-ODY

Embodying our trans experiences, celebrating the different ways we give love to all of our bodies!

SAT MAY 6 | 3:45 PM | ARK LODGE CINEMAS
AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY MAY 4-7 - WORLDWIDE

THE ALEXANDER BALL - WA, OR, ID, AND AK ONLY
Jessica Magro; 2022; Australia; 29 min.
The Alexander Ball follows Ella Ganza and indigenous people from the Meanjin ballroom scene as they prepare for one of the biggest events of the year. Brimming with fierceness, defiance, and pride, these moments show what it means to be unapologetically, authentically fabulous.

OCEANIC: QUEERING THE OCEAN
micha maya cardenas, Cynthia Ling Lee, Gerald Casel, Susana Ruiz and Huy Truong; 2022; USA; 6 min.
Oceanic: Queering the Ocean is a love letter to nature and to the self. By using movement to embody the nuances of climate change, it is reinforced that we are climate and we are changing.

PIERCING 
Nathaniel Gualtieri; 2022; USA; 7 min.
Adrian has his masculinity called into question after piercing his ear to impress his crush. The insecurity that stems from the confrontation forces Adrian to stand up for himself and accept the consequences that come with defending his masculinity.
Content warnings: Implied violence, blood 

LES SPORTS X-TREM 
Gio Ventura; 2023; France; 19 min.
Les Sports X-trem is a cinematic poem about muscle worship and boxing that uses sports training as an analogy for relationships that blur the line between friends and more than friends. 
Content warnings: Needles, blood, implied violence

WHO AM I BECOMING? 
Payton Royce and Odu Adamu; 2022; USA; 12 min.
Who am I Becoming? is a self-portrait of actor Payton Royce as he looks back on his life from childhood to his transition. Royce's own video diaries alongside home movies and interviews with family offer a glimpse into the life of a man who uses his voice to speak his truth and support others in celebrating who they are. 
Content warnings: References to surgery, hospitals 

IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE 
Sam Marques; 2021; Portugal; 2 min.
In the Middle of Nowhere is an animated conversation between three nonbinary people dissecting the nuances of their identities. This film uses animation to deconstruct ideas of gender and confront the societal ideals imposed on each of us.
Content warnings: Depiction of animated genitals 

THE RIGHT TO JOY 
Jay Melena and Tim Kressin; 2022; USA; 20 min.
The Right to Joy is a first-hand account of recovery from a near-fatal cougar attack that left cyclist S.J. Brooks dead and Izzy Sederbaum hospitalized with severe injuries. 
Content warnings: Blood, discussion of animal attack and death resulting, discussion of bodily injuries, depiction of bodily injuries in hospital.

INNER DAWN
Riven Ratanavanh, 2022, USA, 2 min 30 sec
A powerful and evocative film performance that chronicles the journey of a queer, Asian, transmasculine individual as they bravely expose their heart and body in the spotlight.