This program includes THE WHISTLE (dir. StormMiguel Florez) preceded by CARO COMES OUT (dir. Brit Fryer and Caro Hernandez). Click on the titles listed on the right side menu to view trailers for and learn more about each film in the program! Film details will be shown below. ***CLOSED CAPTIONS: Pease note these films have closed captioning which you need to manually turn on. Click on the “CC” icon on the video player for closed captioning to appear on screen.***

CARO COMES OUT: Cuban American writer Caro Hernandez is on a mission: to come out as gay to her entire Cuban family, the majority of whom reside in her native Miami.

Caro Comes Out

THE WHISTLE: Scattered across the city, the lesbian youth of Albuquerque in the '70s and '80s were an integral part of its landscape. Even while they resided far away from each other, these queers were able to identify one another through secretly shared glances and of course, the whistle. If a whistle was understood and exchanged then that meant you had found someone like you and maybe even a potential friend and/or partner. The whistle was also used as a sign of acknowledgement, as a way to make a fellow queer feel seen. As the whistle spread throughout the city – one could hear it at carnivals, malls and the high school cafeteria – more and more queers were introduced to the community. So where did the whistle come from? Who came up with the idea? You will have to watch the film to find out.

The Whistle

Enjoy a pre-recorded Q&amp;A available to view following the films with StormMiguel Florez (Director), Annalise Ophelian (Co-producer, DP) and documentary subjects featured&nbsp;in THE WHISTLE, plus Brit Fryer (Director) of CARO COMES OUT interviewed by Chicago Filmmakers' Board President, Sharon Zurek.

The Whistle and Caro Comes Out Filmmaker Q&A

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