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.

One hot summer night in New Orleans a drag collective staged wrestling night. They dressed up as their vibrant alter-egos, and proceeded to beat the living daylights out each other while the audience collectively lost their shit. That night, Chokehole was born. This documentary follows Chokehole as they take the show to Germany, sharing the stories of cast members as they grapple with racism, gender conformism, queer identity and America’s suppression of the arts. The film depicts the artists both with and without drag, sharing their larger-than-life and theatrical alter egos while displaying the unique vulnerabilities that lie behind the character.
  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    23 minutes
  • Language
    English, German
  • Country
    Germany
  • Director
    Yony Leyser
  • Editor
    Ruth Schönegge