Shorts: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
Aug 19, 2023
2 PM
Location
International Village - Theatre 9
Available Online
Aug 20, 7 PM - Aug 23, 7 PM

Community Partner
Faeries of British ColumbiaCommunity Partner
CultureBrew.ArtCommunity Partner
The Haven LGBTHow do marginalized queer bodies live through institutional violence and conservative, patriarchal systems? These powerful shorts explore how queer, trans, and nonbinary individuals reclaim their bodies, resist oppression, and redefine power.
Content warning: Nudity, flashing lights, substance use.
Total runtime: 90 minutes
CRACKS WILL COME (VIENEN LAS GRIETAS)
Daniel Mateo Vallejo
Colombia, Netherlands
2022
18 min
Spanish with English subtitles
Within the crisp white walls of the gallery where they work, Keisi is transfixed and transported by a photo series that speaks to their desire to escape into nature.



How To Carry Water
Sasha Wortzel
United States
2023
15 min
English with captions
Shoog McDaniel’s photographs of fat queer subjects have altered how our community sees themselves. This iridescent fairytale finds itself in one of America’s most hostile states for queer and trans people.
Content warning: Nudity, flashing lights.



Bittersweet Power (Possa Poder)
Victor Di Marco, Márcio Picoli
Brazil
2022
19 min
Portuguese with English subtitles
In a colloquial rumination on memory and place, three friends remember what it is to be queer and reaffirm their conviction to stay true to who they are.
Content warning: Nudity, substance use.



The Script
Brit Fryer, Noah Schamus
United States
2022
16 min
English with captions
Blending personal interviews with dramatized reenactments, The Script explores the complicated relationship between trans and nonbinary communities and medical providers regarding gender-affirming care.



São Paulo Open Wound
Elizabeth Rocha Salgado
Netherlands, Brazil
2022
18 min
Portuguese with English subtitles
Underground queer artists make art, create spaces of togetherness, and share their urgent resistance.
Content warning: Nudity.


