Reel Q: 2023 Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Fest

Fluid Identities

Expired October 16, 2023 3:00 AM
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7 films in package
Fear of Flying
What it’s like to live in the body of a transgender? It may break you, it may destroy you from the inside and outside. Finding the strength and courage of getting up and accepting yourself is a challenge.
Chokehole: Drag Wrestlers do Deutschland
“Chokehole: Drag Wrestlers do Deutschland” is the story of how disenfranchised, queer performers defeated all the odds to make a compelling theatrical show.
The Little Piratemaid
The Little Piratemaid is about what it’s like to discover yourself as a trans person in a cis-normative world—even if that world is one of pirates and mermaids! This short film focuses on the moments of realization, the initial stages of transition, and the courage it takes for a little pirate girl to simply be herself.
Dilating for Maximum Results
A wacky, irreverent comedy about a Black trans woman who tries to dilate for the first time in four years in order to hook-up IRL with her online boyfriend.
Adjustment
The nine year-old effeminate boy, Shahrokh, humiliated and pushed away by his family and friends makes up his mind to adjust himself to his new identity and comes out to the people of his village. Having been through a variety of ordeal, Shahrokh, dressed in girl’s clothes, shows up in the class before his classmates.
Sparkle
A non-binary child struggles to find the perfect Father’s Day gift for their disapproving dad.
Snugglzs - Occupy All Sheets
"Occupy All Sheets" is the first music video written and directed by Pittsburgh, PA-based singer/musician/producer Snugglzs. Featuring a cast of over 20 musicians and performers from Pittsburgh's queer underground arts scene, the video sees the song's author moving through many different sets and personas before coming to a punishing end.

This unique shorts program turns the lens to the fluidity of our community and their experiences today. Whether facing the past or accelerating into the future, there’s a lot to consider in this genre-defying program.

What it’s like to live in the body of a transgender? It may break you, it may destroy you from the inside and outside. Finding the strength and courage of getting up and accepting yourself is a challenge.
  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Mykhailo Dolgin