Hobnobben Film Festival: VIRTUAL

Queering Life, Globally

Expired November 1, 2022 3:59 AM
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4 films in package
Unsaid
It's a visual adaptation of poems from the book Words In My Head, which explore emotions surrounding gender, sexual orientation, blackness and feminism through the eye of a gay director from a homophobic African country Nigeria
Identibye
The protagonist of the story faces a dilemma of choosing between sense and sensibility regarding one's innermost feelings. He has been judged from the very beginning by the ones closest to him. The fear of these never-ending judgments fills him with doubt and he has to work against the clock to achieve his goal as he knows that one's true identity is what matters most to them.
@buddhistandqueer: The Journey from Sarees to Robe
A queer activist renounces their sexuality and embraces a new faith in the turbulent ocean of Indian politics.
Ekai
A short documentary depicting the story of young transgender boy Ekai Lersundi, who took his own life in 2018 after struggling with the bureaucracy surrounding hormone replacement therapy assignment

Queer Theory: [These Films] Explore the oppressive power of dominant norms, particularly those relating to sexuality, and the immiseration they cause to those who cannot, or do not wish to, live according to those norms.

A visual adaptation of poems from the book Words In My Head, which explore emotions surrounding gender, sexual orientation, blackness and feminism through the eye of a gay director from a homophobic African country Nigeria.

  • Runtime
    18 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Ayodeji Otuyelu
  • Screenwriter
    Ayodeji Otuyelu
  • Producer
    Ashleigh McGregor
  • Cast
    Ayodeji Otuyelu, Ashleigh McGregor, Ejembi Adakole, Kone Sendou, Alem John, Paulin Essayiyas
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