Monday, June 20, 2022, 9:15pm Roxie
+Streaming
- At Water’s Edge 🙂
- Bi the Way 👍
- Mama Has a Mustache 💝
- How Not to Date While Trans 💝
- Code Switch 💝
- Warsha (ورشة) 👍
- Hello My Name is Sarah 👍
- Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems 💝
- Fernanda 🙂 (see also Fun in Shorts: Tutti Frutti)
“At Water’s Edge” dance performance, dir. Sean Dorsey, 2021, USA, 4m. 🙂
Two people in dark red dresses dance at the water’s edge. The dancing is beautiful, but there is zero context for it. I would appreciate the dance much more if I had some idea of what it is meant to express. Recommended.
• IMDb page • Official website • Trailer •
“Bi the Way” autobiographical narrative, dir. Amir Ovadia Steklov, 2022, Germany, 15m.,
World premiere 👍
Amir grew up in a “hippie” kibbutz in Israel, told by his mother that she will always love him, no matter whom he brings home, but then she was confused when he brought home a girlfriend. In college he dated men and women, but felt tremendous pressure to choose one or the other. He finally gives up in disgust at people and declares himself to be asexual. Firsthand account of the difficulty or living an open, authentic bi life. Highly recommended.
“Mama Has a Mustache” documentary, dir. Sally Rubin, 2021, USA, 10m. 💝
Young kids talk about what a mama or a dada looks like, and more broadly about gender, gender roles, and sexuality, with knowledge and wisdom far beyond their years. Absolutely a must see.
“How Not to Date While Trans” narrative, dir. Nyala Moon, 2022, USA, 12m. 💝
“Code Switch” narrative, dir. Davis Alexander James & Micha Lyric Borneo, 2022, USA,
5m., North American premiere 💝
With no dialogue, we watch a Black person navigating from the barbershop to presenting a more feminine style. Beautifully conveys the visceral change in code switching. Must see.
“Warsha (ورسة)” narrative, dir. Dania Bdeir, 2022, France/Lebanon, 16m., in Arabic with
full English subtitles 👍
Mohammed, a Syrian migrant in Beirut, works as a crane operator at a construction site. One morning he wakes up in a crowded bunk room, locks himself in the bathroom to feminize his look, but is forced to drop the effort because his roommates need to get ready for work. Mohammed then volunteers to work on a notoriously dangerous crane, but there, away from prying eyes, he can indulge his secret passion in peace. Highly recommended.
“Hello My Name is Sarah” autobiographical narrative, dir. Sarah Hill, 2022, USA, 10m. 👍
A transmasculine person has kept their birth name, Sarah, greatly confusing friends, family, and total strangers. Their response is to turn the drama into stand-up comedy. Also, they teach in an elementary school, and the kids keep talking about “Mr. Sarah,” but not in the way they first think. Cute and fun, highly recommended.
• IMDb page • Official website •
Trailer
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“Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems” performance poetry, dir. Nahyeon Lee, 2022, New Zealand, 14m. 💝
A New Zealander of Chinese ancestry muses about racism, homophobia, colonialism, a sense of home, and looking for love. What does it mean to have come halfway across the world to find a better life on stolen land? Can Ōtautahi (Christchurch, NZ) be “home”? Beautifully expressive poetry, definitely a must see.
“Fernanda” dir. Mary Angélica Molina, 2021, USA, 13m.
(also screened in “Fun in Shorts: Tutti Frutti”) 🙂
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