All films in this program are closed-captioned.

Through the power of interpretive movement, seven dancers embody mental health issues to visually manifest the unseen suffering of the mind.

Through the power of interpretive movement, seven dancers embody mental health issues to visually manifest the unseen suffering of the mind.

This is a trailer of 5 minutes showcasing South Asian transgender lives globally focusing on Anjali Rimi, president of Parivar Bay Area along with the communities in USA and India.

Parivar A Family Unlike Anyother

Ryan Baker's experimental film unravels the intricacies of passing as a transgender man and biracial person, all while navigating the contradictions between the two worlds.

The Vase

Ryan Baker's experimental film unravels the intricacies of passing as a transgender man and biracial person, all while navigating the contradictions between the two worlds.

This song is an acknowledgement of vulnerability trans people feel in public. It's a story self-acceptance and a celebration of being trans. The music video was shot in various locations in San Francisco.

Shirtless

Music video for the song, Shirtless, by Eddie and the Heartbeats

Malcolm is confronted by his boyfriend, Tyler, about his ex-girlfriend being pregnant. When Malcolm attempts to brush the conversation aside, Tyler doubles down and pushes Malcolm to face the consequences of his actions.

Life Lessons

A flighty bisexual man is confronted by his boyfriend and is faced with a life altering decision.

Two drag kings dance their way through a bathroom quickie. The film is part of UP ON HIGH, a 9-part dance film that interrogates the notions of queer legacy, asking “What is built that has resonance beyond us?” UP ON HIGH is collaboratively researched and devised by an ensemble of dance and drag artists who investigate lineage, impact, and our role as future ancestors for the next generations.

Kings

Build your altar, light a candle, grab a fistful of glitter, and call upon your higher self.

Tom suddenly finds himself transported into the world of a black-and-white, 1960s sci fi TV show. In this retro-futuristic film, two friends’ different trans-masculine identities come to an eerie collision.

The Number 12

Young Tom finds himself caught in a 1960s-style “future” world where everyone undergoes The Transformation.

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history. Presented by Breakwater Studios, Hillman Grad Productions, LA Times Studios. Winner of the Mountainfilm Women In Film Award, Outfest Special Programming Award: Freedom, and Emerging Black LBGTQ Award at NewFest.

The Beauty President

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.

Inspired by the sacred and ancient relationship between Chaac, the Mayan deity of Rain, and Yum, the Mayan deity of corn, this short erotic drama tells a story about two queer, Mayan-descended Two Spirits who meet at a queer San Francisco bar. Upon touching and dancing with one another they realize their connection is ancient. Starring performance artists Xav S-F and Daniel Arizmendi/Snowflake Calvert (Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Yaqui), this film examines the queer, de-colonial, ancestral rituals in our contemporary QTPOC love, dating, and kink practices.

Chaac and Yum

Two, Mayan-descended 2 Spirits meet at a Queer bar and realize that their connection with one another is more ancient than either could imagine.

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