Sunday, June 17, 1:45 p.m. Victoria
FREE ADMISSION, recommended for ages 12 and up
- Darío, dir. Manuel Kinzer & Jorge A. Trujillo Gil, 2018 Germany/Colombia, 15 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles 💖 WORLD PREMIERE*
- Dani Boi, dir. Logan Mucha, 2018 Australia, 6 minutes 💖 INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
- Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls, dir. Julianna Notten, 2017 Canada, 15 minutes 👍 WEST COAST PREMIERE
- The Toothmans, dir. Hansen Bursic, 2017 USA, 8 minutes 💖 WEST COAST PREMIERE
- Sweet and Sour, dir. Ann Sun, 2017 USA, 6 minutes 💖 BAY AREA PREMIERE
- Mrs. McCutcheon, dir. John Sheedy, 2017 Australia, 17 minutes. 👏 BAY AREA PREMIERE
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| Darío |
Darío [note the accent on the i: it’s pronounced da-REE-o, not DA-rio] (Javier Alberto Bula García) lives to dance, and he’s good at it, but his mother expects him to be a responsible man and work after school to help pay the bills. He’s been rehearsing to perform in a Carnival parade, and there’s another boy who’s been watching him in rehearsals; his mother forbids him to dance, but he will not easily be deterred. Beautifully filmed, with talented dancers; an all-around well-made short, sure to be a crowd pleaser. MUST SEE.
Just one beef: at least on the advance screener, the subtitles are occasionally a bit difficult to read. I’ve said it before, but in the 21st century there is no possible excuse for plain white subtitles. We have the technology to make subtitles legible against any background; use it!!
Darío had its WORLD PREMIERE Friday in the “Realness & Revelations” shorts program.
• IMDb • official website • Facebook: @DarioTheMovie •
Just one beef: at least on the advance screener, the subtitles are occasionally a bit difficult to read. I’ve said it before, but in the 21st century there is no possible excuse for plain white subtitles. We have the technology to make subtitles legible against any background; use it!!
Darío had its WORLD PREMIERE Friday in the “Realness & Revelations” shorts program.
• IMDb • official website • Facebook: @DarioTheMovie •
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| Dani Boi |
Dani Weber is a Sri Lankan who grew up in Melbourne, Australia, where they felt constrained by, among other things, expectations around binary gender roles. They persuaded their partner to move somewhere overseas, anywhere else, which turned out to be San Francisco, where they were able to embrace a non-binary identity. They went to drag shows and finally began performing as Dani Boi, a drag king who “embodies a toxic, fragile masculinity” in order to help “dismantle oppressive gender norms.” It’s a compelling story of evading rigid categories and finding in San Francisco the freedom to define yourself. Of course, since I have an alter ego Danny Belle, my ears perked up just from the name, but even apart from that connection it’s a well-made short documentary about a worthy subject. MUST SEE. • IMDb •
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| Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls |
Ever since she was a little kid, Erin knew that she wanted to kiss girls. Second only to her Pokémon card collection — even surpassing both DC and Marvel Comics combined! — Erin is obsessed with Sidney, an older girl at her middle school. With longtime best friend Liz’s reluctant help, she plots a grand scheme to woo Sidney, blithely unaware of the strain she is placing on their friendship. It’s a cute story, mostly well done, but suffers a bit from pacing that makes it feel amateurish in several places. Worth seeing, recommended. • IMDb •
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| The Toothmans |
As early as 4 years old, Cooper Toothman knew that she was not the boy everyone thought they knew. Her parents were loving and accepting of who she was, but at the same time, living in rural Fulton County (the 64th most populous of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties), they were concerned for her safety if others outside the family knew her secret. Nevertheless, she persisted, with her parents’ support, and blossomed into the confident young woman she is today. It’s a heartening and uplifting tale of having the courage and support to make your way in the world. Beautiful interviews well knitted into a compelling short documentary. MUST SEE.
• IMDb •
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| Sweet and Sour |
Wei, a young Chinese-American man, visits his traditional Chinese single mom at her restaurant, hoping to introduce her to his boyfriend Jason — except that he’s led her to believe that Jason is a Chinese woman. So far, we’ve seen this story several times, but director Ann Sun finds more than one plot twist to make this a fresh take on the story. Very well done, MUST SEE. • IMDb •
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| Mrs. McCutcheon |
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