Queer Voices: NYC Film Festival 2026

Shorts Block B - Queering History

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I Mean, I am Somebody.
Through archival fragments and contemporary Ballroom, past and present meet on the floor, examining how identity is performed, embodied, and reimagined across generations.
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Seeds of Trans/formation
A short-documentary chronicling Transformations Youth Group, an organization led by and serving QTGNC of color during their “Liberation Camp”, in the Ozarks.
Fighting Spaces
A short documentary about Doc, a semi-professional boxer and military veteran from the Bronx, whose erotic curiosites at an early age, influenced and opened doors for others in the leather community.
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We, the Collective
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 uprising against police brutality, NYC nightlife organizers find affirmation in their broader purpose to create a safe space for black and brown LGBTQ+ people.
Who The Fuck Are The Rice Rockettes
A lighthearted and upbeat documentary that introduces the Rice Rockettes, an Asian Drag family from San Francisco that has performed together for over 15 years despite it all.
Southern Son Shine
Through intimate intergenerational storytelling, Southern Son Shine illuminates the lives of Black queer men living with HIV in the American South, reclaiming their narratives beyond diagnosis to reveal the resilience, joy, love, and light that endure in the face of stigma and silence.
De-Domestication
A Swiss cow and an Amazonian panther meet for a drag queen adventure, full of questions about colonialism, climate change, and LGBTQIA+ activism. Soya the Cow and Uhura Bqueer are two glamorous, dystopian beasts, ready to devour the normative thoughts of an apocalyptic society.
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At a time when so many are trying to erase our communities, these filmmakers are making sure our stories are forever stamped into history. By living boldly and authentically, we leave an imprint that ripples through generations. This block is proof that we were here and we always will be.

Deep in the Ozarks, Black and brown trans folx gather at Transformations Youth Groups annual Liberation Camp to claim joy, rest, and connection on their own terms, transforming survival into celebration and community into power in the middle rising anti-Trans legislation in the American South.

  • Runtime
    13:40
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    World Premiere, NY Premiere, US Premiere
  • Genre
    Trans, Documentary
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  • Director
    David H. Parker
  • Screenwriter
    c.j Davison, David H. Parker
  • Producer
    Merrique Jenson, My Black Jobs Productions
  • Cast
    Kerri Colby - Rupaul's Drag Race, Merrique Jenson, Donato Fatuesi, Paris “P. Nykole” Carlisle, Lilly Nicholson, Kelly Nou
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