36th Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival

Beyond the Rainbow: BIPOC Shorts

Expired October 23, 2023 4:01 AM
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10 films in package
North Star
A rural rancher and his ailing husband are struggling against poverty and isolation, and now they must make a heartbreaking decision in order to preserve the dignity of their marriage.
Twofold
As New Year's Eve festivities are underway upstairs, Allie and Erin have a chance encounter down below. But when Allie recognizes Erin from over a decade ago, fireworks explode.
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Dawn: A Charleston Legend
Dawn Langley Simmons was a pioneer of transgender and interracial marriage. She lived in a grand mansion filled with antiques and a hidden garden, but ultimately lost it all to bigotry.
Headdress
When a queer Native sees a white woman wearing a ceremonial headdress at a music festival, he retreats into his mind to find the perfect response from various versions of his own identity.
My Abortion Saved My Life
Cazembe Murphy Jackson, a Black trans activist living in Atlanta, explains why his access to abortion was vital to his life.
Masaru 勝
A Major League Baseball player discovers his passion for Japanese traditional dance and faces a choice between embracing his true identity or succumbing to the pressures of family, loyalty and honor.
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Rebound
A sunny day in the park, a romantic novel, and a dreamy girl in a tank top shooting hoops collectively inspire a series of homoerotic hallucinations that land Gwen in the middle of a troublesome love triangle.
Bruno
Now that Bruno has a new boyfriend, he feels ready to come out to his parents, until his older sister tells him that might not be the best idea.
Q&A - BIPOC Shorts - part 1
2023 Q&A BIPOC Shorts - part 1. Guests include: - Ron Davis (Director/Producer) - DAWN: A CHARLESTON LEGEND & Snore Doumbia (Producer/Director of Photography) - REBOUND
Q&A - BIPOC Shorts - part 2
2023 Q&A BIPOC Shorts - part 2. Interview with Moon Abbott (Director/Writer/Producer) - REBOUND
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Experience life’s joy, passion, love, struggle, loss, triumph and so much more, with this selection of stories from queer communities of color.

A sunny day in the park, a romantic novel, and a dreamy girl in a tank top shooting hoops collectively inspire a series of homoerotic hallucinations that land Gwen in the middle of a troublesome love triangle.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    East Coast
  • Director
    Moon Abbott
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