DONNA
*PACIFIC NORTHWEST PREMIERE*
WED OCT 19| 5:15 PM | NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
IN-PERSON ONLY
DONNA
Jay Bedwani; 2022; UK; 75 min.
DONNA is an intimate and candid portrait of transgender rights activist, artist, and storyteller, Donna Personna. Born into a minister’s family in previously rural San Jose, Donna has lived in the Bay Area for decades, but only began performing in drag in her sixties. Now in her seventies, the film follows Donna through her daily life; from co-writing a play about the people she knew from the Compton Cafeteria riots, to being honored by the city for her activism. Her work as a playwright and her local connections inspire her to travel for an overdue reunion with her estranged siblings. Directed and filmed by Jay Bedwani, DONNA proves that it is never too late in life to be magnificent.
Plays with:
UNIDAD: GAY & LESBIAN LATINOS UNIDOS
Gregorio Davila; 2022; USA; 38 min
UNIDAD tells the story of Los Angeles’ Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos (GLLU) as former participants talk about their political and social group within the Latine community that formed in 1981 and was a safe haven for many. Alumni director of SQFF Gregorio Davila (NANCY FROM EASTSIDE CLOVER, JEANNE CORDOVA: BUTCHES, LIES & FEMINISM) brings us this important slice of queer history.