SHORTS BLOCK: RESISTANCE/RESILIENCE

True stories of trans people at the forefront of resistance against dominant power structures, and the resilience they’ve built with their communities.

SAT MAY 6 | 11:00 AM | ARK LODGE CINEMAS
AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY MAY 4-7

HOUSE OF TULIP
Dir. Cydney Tucker; 2022; USA; 25 min.
House of Tulip follows two Black trans activists as they run for office and work to build Louisiana’s first housing refuge that provides residency solely for trans and gender non-conforming residents. Their journeys highlight the dangerous yet beautiful reality of what it means to be Black trans women in the deep South.
Content Warnings: Discussion of transphobic violence, discussion of racial violence

MINORITY WITHIN A MINORITY / VEHÁDAT VEHÁDAGA SISTE
Xia Torikka; 2022; Finland; 10 min.
Sámi with burned in subtitles
Ritni Pieski wishes it was easier for Sámi queer youth to grow up in their community. In this short film, Pieski addresses the lack of representation and information about queer people and rights within the Sámi people.

GOLDEN VOICE
Mars Verrone; 2022; Cambodia; 18 min.
Central Khmer, English
A transgender man returns to the village where he survived the genocide of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 70s. Upon his return, he finds other men like himself and family within the LGBTQ+ community.
Content Warnings: Implied violence, discussion of racial violence

HOLD ON TO ME
Te Shima Anusha Brennen & Rajvi Desai; 2022; USA; 5 min.
Hold On To Me is an ode to Mother LaTravious, a Black trans matriarch, who hopes her community of Black and Brown sisters will be safe, happy, and brimming with potential. 

ORDINARY
Atlas O Phoenix; 2022; USA; 11 min.
An exploration of the  multitude of intersectional identities- familial, racial, and trans- in today’s society. In a personal, experimental essay, Ordinary begs the question, "Have your eyes really seen (me?)."

LAST CALL
Drew de Pinto; 2021; USA; 3 min.
Interviews and archival film act as a specter of memory,fantasy, and futurity. This film holds space for three queer San Francisco institutions facing the reality of the global pandemic.

UNCOVERED LIVES 
Kai Wharton; 2022; Australia; 14 min.
Filmmaker Kai Wharton searches for ways to help other transgender Australians seeking gender-affirming care. Through intimate interviews with trans people, Kai uncovers a loving and powerful community committed to making healthcare more accessible.

VIRAL OCEANS / OCÉANOS VÍRICOS
Kevin Magne; 2021; Chile; 15 min.
Spanish
Three Chilean performance artists living with HIV carry out poetic action seated in ritual where flame and ocean transform and regenerate, calling attention to the treatment of queer and trans people living with HIV in Chile.