Dedicated to the loving memory of queer writer and video artist Richard Murray (RM) Vaughan who tragically died in October of 2020. This program starts with a festival-fave that has played at least twice over the years and is one of Vaughan's frequent collaborations with Jared Mitchell (I'd Rather Be Looking at Gay Porn). The rest of the program plays out in a dizzying spectrum of genres and tones; the creeping dread of Mark Pariselli's Family and the comedic The Big Snore by Matt Guerin demonstrates just how diverse a day-in-the-life of a Canadian gay couple can be; uncomfortable truths are uncovered in tales from Taiwan (The Rooftop) and the Czech Republic (Must be Painful) and romance and mysticism abound in tales from India (The Lonely Prince) and the Netherlands (Otherland).
This program is recommended for persons 14+ due to Mature Content.
A Vogue dancer performs at a Voodoo Carnival Ball, an important dance contest where he will have to prove himself to be accepted by the local ballroom community. Based on the biographical story of Elvin Elejandro Martinez and narrated by him, ‘Otherland’ is a juxtaposition of two narratives that evoke new associations for viewers: while the visual story of the ball is fictional, the film is based on in-depth research into the Dutch ballroom community and all the characters and dancers are part of the European ballroom/vogue community.
This program is recommended for persons 14+ due to Mature Content.
- Year2020
- Runtime13:13
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryNetherlands
- DirectorJan Pieter Tuinstra & Keren Levi
Dedicated to the loving memory of queer writer and video artist Richard Murray (RM) Vaughan who tragically died in October of 2020. This program starts with a festival-fave that has played at least twice over the years and is one of Vaughan's frequent collaborations with Jared Mitchell (I'd Rather Be Looking at Gay Porn). The rest of the program plays out in a dizzying spectrum of genres and tones; the creeping dread of Mark Pariselli's Family and the comedic The Big Snore by Matt Guerin demonstrates just how diverse a day-in-the-life of a Canadian gay couple can be; uncomfortable truths are uncovered in tales from Taiwan (The Rooftop) and the Czech Republic (Must be Painful) and romance and mysticism abound in tales from India (The Lonely Prince) and the Netherlands (Otherland).
This program is recommended for persons 14+ due to Mature Content.
A Vogue dancer performs at a Voodoo Carnival Ball, an important dance contest where he will have to prove himself to be accepted by the local ballroom community. Based on the biographical story of Elvin Elejandro Martinez and narrated by him, ‘Otherland’ is a juxtaposition of two narratives that evoke new associations for viewers: while the visual story of the ball is fictional, the film is based on in-depth research into the Dutch ballroom community and all the characters and dancers are part of the European ballroom/vogue community.
This program is recommended for persons 14+ due to Mature Content.
- Year2020
- Runtime13:13
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryNetherlands
- DirectorJan Pieter Tuinstra & Keren Levi