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.

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.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    19 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    UK
  • Premiere
    North America
  • Director
    Ella Greenwood