GLOBAL ARTHOUSE
Streaming May 6-9 throughout the world!
Dive into this collection of short films (with an international twist) that touch on gender identity, missed connections, chosen family, and more.
VICTORIA
Daniel Toledo Saura; 2020; Spain; 8 min.; in Spanish with English subtitles
A bittersweet reunion between a transwoman and her ex-wife.
IN FRANCE MICHELLE IS A MAN’S NAME
Em Weinstein; 2020; USA; 13 min.
Michael, a young trans man, travels back to the conservative countryside to visit his parents after a period of estrangement.
Content Warning: Nudity, Non-Explicit Sexual Situations
PURPLEBOY
Alexandre Siqueira; 2019; Portugal; 14 min.; in English, French, and Portuguese with English subtitles
Oscar is a child growing, like a plant, in a garden. Because Oscar’s body is developing underground, nobody knows Oscar’s biological sex, but Oscar wants to be identified as a boy.
BETWEEN US
Cailleah Scott-Grimes; 2020; Japan; 18 min.; in Japanese with English subtitles
Kei, a transgender man, longs for a quiet, “normal” life in rural Japan, but his partner prefers the freedom and openness of life in Tokyo. Their opposing wishes and identities are revealed in the heat of the local hot springs, a place Kei loved as a child.
CROSSINGS
Amandine Le Goff; 2020; France; 18 min.; in French with English subtitles
Leon reflects on their gender identity when they wear a one-piece bathing suit to a local swimming pool.
MOTHER
Jas Pitt & Kate Stonehill; 2019; Brazil; 21 min.; in Portugues with English subtitles
Through the power of vogueing and under the watchful eye of their house mother, young dancers from a Rio de Janeiro favela join as family and navigate the vibrant ballroom scene across Brazil.
Content Warning: Implied Violence, Discussion or Depiction of Rape
JACKFRUIT
Thùy Trang Nguyễn; 2021; Germany; 34 min.; in English, German, and Vietnamese with English subtitles
Full of tenderness and quiet gestures, this short tells the story of a gender-fluid person who stands between the Vietnamese diaspora and queer Berlin. Their journey contemplates acceptance and rigidity across generations, and the fluidity of tradition.
Running time: 127 min.
CONTENT WARNINGS: Nudity, Non-Explicit Sexual Situations
This program is co-presented NWFF and Pickford Film Center.
