Opening Night, Friday, June 8, 2018: Fierce & Feral
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| Black High Tea |
Black High Tea, dir. Jay Gash, 2018. For over 15 years, Jay has gone to their mother’s monthly high tea, with attendees spanning the generations from teens to nonagenarians. It’s a beautiful testament to an elegant tradition, mixed with musings about etiquette, fancy hats, and life in general. Highly recommended.
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| Black Enuf• |
Black Enuf*, dir. Carrie Hawks, 2016. What do you do when you’re too black to be “white,” but “not black enough” to be seen as black? You explore the issue with courage, self-confidence, and an utterly infectious sense of humor. Insightful and also laugh-out-loud funny, definitely a MUST SEE.
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| Sensitive |
Sensitive, dir. Ngoc Anh Ha, 2018. A Vietnamese filmmaker prepares to see their mother after a long separation. Unfortunately, I missed the first couple of minutes of a short that’s a little under 6 minutes long, so I wasn’t able to jump into the flow, but what I saw seemed well done.
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| My Life, Interrupted |
My Life, Interrupted, dir. Alana Devich Cyril, 2018. A biracial Black Femme deals with being diagnosed with cancer, but doesn’t let it get the best of them. Supported by their partner, they keep a bold sense of humor while grappling with what this means in terms of their life’s purpose. Brilliantly done, MUST SEE. Spoiler alert: the filmmaker was in the theater for the screening, so they are still alive and kicking.
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| A Collage of Masculinity |
A Collage of Masculinity, dir. Davelle Barnes, 2018. What does it mean to be “masculine”? A variety of “queerlicious” people make their own definitions, never mind the cis-heteronormative conception of the word. Insightful and interesting, well done. Highly recommended.
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| The Quare in There |
The Quare in There, dir. Taryn L. Crenshaw, 2016. Quare (rhymes with square) appears at the confluence of QTPOC identity, artistic expression, and social activism. Filmed in Oakland, several people talk about their relationship to community and art, including some clips of performances, celebrating the people who step up to tell their own stories. Highly recommended.
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| Gabby Antonio Smashes … |
Gabby Antonio Smashes the Imperialist, White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy, dir. Luann Algoso & Dawn Jones Redstone, 2018. Gabby has just finished grad school and landed a job with a non-profit in Portland, Oregon: UNHAPI, Uniting Native Hawaiians, Asians, and Pacific Islanders — pronounced oonahpee. She is determined to vanquish the forces of oppression, but she has some hilarious misadventures along the way. It’s a thoroughly silly film that still shares some real insight into being QTPOC in an overwhelmingly white culture. Highly recommended.
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