F*CK F*SCISM

Streaming May 6-9 throughout the world!

Get empowered with these collections of shorts that touch on the stories of resistance during our current global crisis.

GOD’S DAUGHTER DANCES

Sungbin Byun; 2020; South Korea; 25 min.; in Korean with English subtitles

Shin-mi, a transwoman, enjoys her life as a popular dancer at a gay club in South Korea. But she can’t avoid her mandatory examination for military service, which becomes a series of microaggressions and discrimination.

TERROR SISTERS!

Alexis Langlois; 2020; France; 28 min.; in French with English subtitles

Kalthoum and her trans sisters meet at a café and sip on their cocktails, look for sex on the internet, and talk of love. Today they won’t take transphobic insults from strangers -because they’re too busy imagining their sweet revenge on the cis het world.

LOU: A SAN FRANCISCO FANTASY

Mya Byrne; 2020; USA; 10 min.

This short film based on the life of Lou Sullivan, a gay trans pioneer and founder of the GLBT Historical Society, was filmed in the Castro and explores Lou’s dream of cruising the streets of San Francisco as a gay man.

[Warning: Flickering lights]

GABI

Felipe Ferreira; 2020; Brazil; 18 min.; in Portugues with English subtitles

In this touching mixed-media documentary, Gabriella, a Brazilian transwoman, navigates her transition during the 2020 pandemic.

ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER

Gabrielle Grimm; 2020; USA; 4 min. 

This short documentary showcases the amazing efforts and talents of Black LGBTQ+  leaders as they host a BLM march in Seattle.

ROSIE

Paula Cajiao; 2020; USA; 9 min.

A man walks into an after-hours bar, treating himself to a last drink before heading home. There, he meets someone who’s not what he expects.

Running time: 94 min.

CONTENT WARNINGS: SEXUAL SITUATIONS, MENTIONS OF TRANSPHOBIC VIOLENCE

This program is co-presented by The Social Justice Film Institute and Langston Seattle/Seattle Black Film Festival.