That’s a wrap! Well, almost. Join us Saturday night at The Birdhouse for a one more star-studded dance party, featuring the multi-talented local artists from this year’s VQFF films.
Dance the night away to tunes from DJAMA and Softieshan, and enjoy drag performances from SKIM and Maiden China.
And of course, see and experience The Birdhouse, star of the titular short documentary about our beloved local queer & trans-run DIY event space (watch ‘The Birdhouse’ in the local shorts program The Coast is Queer screening Friday, Sept 20).
DJs
⭐ DJ Ama (Aya Clappis, cast of ‘KIN.’)
⭐ Softishan (Shanique Kelly, cast of ‘The Birdhouse’)
Drag performances
⭐ SKIM (Romi Kim, director of ‘The Birdhouse’)
⭐ Maiden China (Kendell Yan, cast & editor of ‘The Birdhouse’)
And don’t forget – we’re back for one more full day of screenings tomorrow on Sunday! So party hard, and we’ll see you at the cinema in the AM 😉
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Tickets go on sale Sept 3, 2024. Free entry for VQFF Passholders and those with tickets to the same-day screening of Closing Presentation: Layla.
Must be 19+ to attend.
DJAMA
DJAMA (jah-ma) is an afro-indigenous person of somali and nuu-chah-nulth descent who began exploring their love for music in the summer of 2022. Since, they have become a member of the ‘victoria’ based and emergent DJ collective– Resonance (@resonance.vic). As a DJ undefined by genre, their goal is to bring drum-focused, energetic and diasporic music into every space they play. Intertwining culture, bops, and elements of surprise is their signature.
Headshot graphic by Quadratic Sound.
Softieshan
Shanique Kelly/ Softieshan, is a DJ and an event producer born and raised on the ancestral territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, also known as Vancouver, BC. She is the founder of LEVEL UP, Vancouver’s only QTBIPOC-centred hip hop dance party and has deejayed for crowds throughout Vancouver since 2017. Softieshan believes deeply in the healing power of an energetic dance floor and loves to play songs that keep the vibes high, fun and sometimes a bit silly.
SKIM
SKIM is a nonbinary lesbian Drag king currently living on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. SKIM is an active member of the House of Rice and works as an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker. He has performed on various stages in South Korea, Berlin, Glasgow, Vietnam, across Canada and online. In so called “Vancouver” he has been a part of producing and performing in various theatre shows such as The Transform Festival’s Opening Bash, The Cultch Theatre, The ReVolver Festival, and The Array as well as Founder of King Sized, a Drag King focused show.
Maiden China
Maiden China (she/they) is a second generation Chinese, trans-femme, non-binary drag artist living on the stolen lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. Her artistic practice explores themes of vulnerability, queer ritual, trans joy, irreverent humour, and liminal experience. They perform regularly as a member of the House of Rice, “Canada’s” premiere all-Asian drag family, as well as one of the Darlings, an experimental non-binary drag theatre collective. Maiden China’s work has been featured by the Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Edinburgh Fringe festival, rEvolver festival, The Array Festival, the PuSH International Performing Arts Festival, the Vancouver Queer Arts Festival, The Transform Cabaret Festival, and Outstages Victoria.
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