Wicked Queer 38

April 7 - 17, 2022

"We are so excited to be back in person for our 38th edition of Wicked Queer."

Jury Award Winners

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Framing Agnes

In 1958, a young trans woman named Agnes entered a study about sex disorders at UCLA to get the gender-affirming care she needed, by any means necessary. Her story was long considered to be exceptional until never-before-seen case files of other patients were found in 2017. Directed by Chase Joynt (NO ORDINARY MAN) and featuring an all-star cast of transgender artists and performers, FRAMING AGNES uses re-enactment and genre-blurring storytelling techniques to breathe new life into previously unknown people who redefined gender in the midcentury. Featuring Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Zackary Drucker, Silas Howard, Max Wolf Valerio (Gendernauts, Max), and Stephen Ira.

Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter

Três Tigres Tristes

São Paulo, in a dystopian future not so very far from the present. A virus is circulating, one that mainly attacks the brain and the ability to remember. A state that has forgotten a past marked by colonialism and dictatorship desperately awaits some indeterminate “Golden Phase.” Three young queer people drift through a city bled dry by the pandemic and rampant capitalism, remembering each another’s late lovers, sharing their experiences with HIV, getting makeup tips for masked faces and ultimately coming together with others forgotten by society for an antique revue in the salon of a singer named Mirta.

Wildhood

When Link discovers his Mi’kmaw mother is still alive, he runs away from home with his younger brother Travis, in a desperate gamble to start a new life. They’re soon joined by Pasmay, a pow wow dancer drawn to Link's story. Together they embark on a Two-Spirit odyssey, reconnecting with culture and the territory of Mi’kma’ki in Nova Scotia, Canada, while trying to find Link's mother, Sarah.

Jury Honorable Mention

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Sirens

On the outskirts of Beirut, SIRENS follows the emotional journey of Lilas and Shery, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East's first all-female metal band, as they wrestle with friendship, sexuality and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars. Directed by Lebanese-American woman director Rita Baghdadi, SIRENS is a completely unprecedented look at a Beirut-based Lebanese queer women’s heavy metal band and their trials and tribulations of trying to be their authentic selves in the most liberal country in the Middle East.

My Emptiness and I

Mi vacío y yo

Raphi is young, androgynous and naive. In Barcelona, she begins a gender transition as well as an arduous journey to find her true identity. Co-written by and starring Raphaelle Perez, this is the narrative follow-up to director Adrian Silvestre’s ground-breaking hybrid doc SEDIMENTS, featuring many of the same trans performers and artists.

Adrian Silvestre

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English, Spanish, French

Spain

Audience Awards

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Best in Show Shorts

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All Feature Films

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SHORT FILM PROGRAM

After Blue (Dirty Paradise)

After Blue (Paradis sale)

We are excited to offer Cannes favorite, After Blue (Dirty Paradise) to our WQ audience. Directed by Bertrand Mandico.

In a faraway future, on a wild and untamed planet, a lonely teenager, Roxy, releases an assassin from the sands she was buried in. As soon as she’s free, the criminal sparks death all around. Roxy and her mother Zora are held accountable, banished from their community and forced to track the murderer down. They start a long journey pacing the supranatural territories of their filthy paradise.

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Baloney

Hi fans of Queer burlesque. WQ is proud to present this documentary that tracks a production of the SF hit show Baloney.

BALONEY tells the surprising story of San Francisco's beloved Gay All-Male Revue of the same name, which has been delighting audiences in recent years with live performances that lovingly investigate the larger milieu of gay and queer men's experience. BALONEY's co-creators, Michael and Rory, invite their collaborators and audiences to embrace the sexualized aspects of striptease and burlesque alongside a blend of fantasy, confession, and social commentary. Along the way, the film offers humor and insight into the ways in which gay men continue to navigate the coming out process, dating, and masculinity, as well as the challenges that come with 21st-century urban life, sex industry work, pornography, and trauma.

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Being Bebe

We are pleased to present the award winning documentary about the first crowned winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, Bebe Zahara Benet, direct by Emily Branham.

Being BeBe intimately charts 15 years in the life of drag performer Marshall Ngwa (aka BeBe Zahara Benet): An immigrant to America from homophobic Cameroon, first champion on Reality TV phenomenon RuPaul's Drag Race, and a leading artist celebrating Black Queer Excellence today. Marshall's emotional journey raises timely concerns at the intersection of LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and immigrant lives within the context of a hard-fought artist's journey toward success against all odds.

Emily Branham

min

English, French

United States, Cameroon

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Being Thunder

We are pleased to be partnering with the ArtsEmerson Shared Stories screening series, a collaboration of BAAFF, BLIFF and RoxFilm, to bring St‚àö¬©phanie Lamorr‚àö¬©'s documentary Being Thunder.

A two-spirit genderqueer teenager from the Narragansett tribe in Rhode Island boldly challenges the status quo of what it means to be a queer Indigenous person in a world bound by binary gender roles.

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Boy Culture: The Series

We are excited to present the sequel series to the wildy popular film Boy Culture by Q. Allan Brocka

Boy Culture: The Series follows the continuing story of “X”, the anonymous high-end hustler and his complicated home life… Living with - and trying to get over - his ex-lover Andrew, and guided by a young, internet-savvy pimp, Chayce, each episode features a ’trick’ that tracks X’s evolving relationships - and deals with a socially relevant issue. Q. Allan Brocka returns to write and direct the series - co-authored with Matthew Rettenmund (who wrote the original novel). Derek Magyar and Darryl Stephens return to star, with Jason Caceres, a very talented, young newcomer. 6 episodes, about 15 minutes each and the sequel to the original film, 10 years later, and asks the question: What happens when rentboys grow up?

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Building A Bridge

We are pleased to present Evan Mascagni & Shannon Post's acclaimed documentary to our WQ audience.

Named after the book by Father James Martin, Building a Bridge follows a priest on his journey to make the Catholic Church more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community, despite loud opposition from both inside and outside the Church.

Evan Mascagni & Shannon Post

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Cop Secret

Leynilögga

We are so overjoyed to present the US Premiere of the Icelandic buddy/cop film Cop Secret directed by Hannes √û√≥r Halld√≥rsson. This screening will be co-presented with Taste of Iceland.

A cop in denial of his sexuality, falls in love with his new partner, while investigating a string of bank break-in.

Hannes Þór Halldórsson

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Cut!

Corten

Wicked Queer is proud to present the area premiere of Marc Ferrer's new wave Queer giallo CUT!

Marcos, a rather unsuccessful film director, is immersed in the shooting of his new film, a queer giallo, when a series of terrible murders starts to happen in Barcelona, and all of them seem to be traced back to him. Cut! combines genres as far apart as terror and comedy, about a director vampirized by cinema who, despite being despised because of his films, needs to keep making them in order to live.

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Death And Bowling

We are excited to host the area premiere of Lyle Kash's Death and Bowling. Presented with a short film Put The Brights On by Raymond Rea.

In a fractured, dream-like world, a transgender actor struggles with what it means to be seen after the beloved captain of his lesbian bowling league dies and a mysterious stranger shows up at the funeral.

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Dressed In Blue

WQ is please to present a new restoration print of the groundbreaking documentary from 1983 by Antonio Gim√©nez-Rico, Dressed in Blue.

Antonio Giménez Rico’s stunning portrait documents the lives of six transgender women living in 1980s Madrid during Spain’s post-Franco makeover into a constitutional monarchy. Through wide-ranging conversations and interviews, the women discuss their experiences of nightlife, family, sex work, the legal system, and their personal narratives of transition. In a historical moment that witnessed a dramatic expansion of legal rights and political representation, their stories are an indictment of the repressive, transphobic institutions that remain entrenched in Spanish society. Featured in the hit series Veneno and the subject of a book-length history by Valeria Vegas, this provocative but nuanced portrayal joins a wave of rediscovered and reconsidered documents of trans lives in cinema.

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Firebird

We are honored to share Peeter Rebane's gripping historical drama Firebird, with short film I am Max by Lukas Kacinauskas.

Blending a Cold War thriller and a romantic tale of forbidden queer love, director Peeter Rebane’s FIREBIRD tells a based-on-a-true-story of two Estonian pilots in the Soviet Air Force pursuing an illegal affair amidst a torrid love triangle that threatens their safety, their careers, and their relationship with a childhood friend.

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Framing Agnes

We are pleased to bring Chase Joynt's new award winning docu-narrative Framing Agnes to our WQ audience.

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Gemmel & Tim

We are honored to be presenting Michiel Thomas' important and cautionary documentary, Gemmel & Tim.

In 2017 and 2019 respectively, Gemmel “Juelz” Moore and Timothy “Tim” Dean, two gay black men, both died of a meth overdose at the now-infamous apartment of Ed Buck, a once influential Democratic donor, businessman and LGBTQ+ political activist. The deaths sent shockwaves through LA’s LGBTQ+ community and particularly West Hollywood, LA’s gay Mecca. The ensuing media circus cooked up a spicy concoction of sex, drugs, race and politics, but had no appetite for the in-depth human stories of who the young men truly were. This documentary looks at Gemmel and Tim’s parallel walks of life told by the friends who loved them: memories, correspondence, things they did and didn’t share with each other, and the forces that led them to their tragic fate.

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I'Ve Heard The Mermaids Singing

We are excited to present a new restoration print of Patricia Rozema's 1987 classic film I've heard the Mermaids Singing. Available for the first time in 20 years.

Awkward, shy and delightfully funny, Polly Vandersma is an “organizationally impaired” temporary assistant who finally gets her first permanent job at the age of 31. While she works for the curator of an art gallery, Polly narrates her own story, sharing the comical and bittersweet pretensions of the art world. At the same time, she reveals a special part of her own private world, taking the viewer to enchanted places in this quiet assault on the notion of authority everywhere.

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Kamikaze Hearts

We are pleased to share a new restoration print from director Juliet Bashore of her 1986 film Kamikaze Hearts.

Tough and cynical veteran Mitch and her more naive, yet eager partner Tigr are a couple of porn actresses involved in an intense lesbian relationship. Their already strained relationship reaches the breaking point as substance abuse and the pressure of working in the sex industry begins to take a heavy toll on both women.

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Mascarpone

Maschile singolare

We are excited to bring you a presentation of Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati's hit comedy, Mascarpone.

Antonio is a 30 yo family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he's suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio finds a room in an apartment owned by Denis and starts to work in a bakery owned by Luca, while attending pastry school. Through this process he discovers that it was wrong of him to give up his independence for the sake of his relationship in the past.

Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati

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My Emptiness And I

Mi vacío y yo

We are super pleased to present to our WQ audience, the Sundance hit, My Emptiness and I. Director Adrian Silvestre will be present.

Adrian Silvestre

min

English, Spanish, French

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My Fiona

We are over the moon to be sharing Kelly Walker's new dramedy with our WQ audience.

After her best friend Fiona's suicide, Jane's only solace is helping her widow care for their son. Polar opposites, the two women share nothing but grief & their love for Fiona until an unexpected intimacy builds between them.

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ORFEAS2021

Wicked Queer is so pleased to share the Premiere US Screening of the Greek Retro-Futurist Experimental opera ORFEAS2021, directed by Fil Ieropoulos.

A retro-futurist story of utopian politics, ideological conflicts, supernatural leaders and totalitarian spectacle. Cyberpunk queer pirates against rainbow homo-capitalist normies. Revolution vs reformism; logic vs affect. The trappings of post-internet identity politics through a contemporary take of the myth of Orpheus. The first gay prime minister of Greece struggles to carry the legacy of LGBT history at a time of post-truth alt-right dystopia. The mysterious algorithm of the collective unconscious and heavy-handed tradition of “the land of heroes” proves unshakable. Will liberal Europe and its so-called ‘freedom of speech’ provide an alternative or is it just another platform for neo-reactionary culture wars?

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Pink Narcissus

We are pleased to present this Queer classic by the late James Bidgood to our WQ audience.

An outrageous erotic poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful boy prostitute who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives a series of interlinked narcissistic fantasies populated by matadors, dancing boys, slaves, and leather-clad bikers.

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Private Desert

Deserto Particular

We are pleased to share the local premiere of Deserto Particular with our WQ audience. Directed by Aly Muritiba.

40-year-old Daniel has been suspended from active police work and is under internal investigation for violence. When Sara, his internet love affair, stops answering his texts he decides to drive north in search of her, starting on what is apparently a fool’s errand. He shows Sara’s picture around, but nobody seems to recognize the woman. Until eventually a guy pops up saying he can put the two in touch under very specific conditions.

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Prognosis: Notes On Living

We are so honored to present Debra Chasnoff and Kate Stilley Steiner's moving documentary Prognosis-Notes on Living.

When maverick Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Debra Chasnoff is diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer, she faces injustice as always, with her camera. With the help of her wife Nancy and their extended LGBTQ+ family, she traces a journey through the twists and turns of living with cancer. What emerges is a raw, intimate portrait of shifting relationships and identities — a story about hanging onto people you love, as you prepare to let them go. PROGNOSIS is a co-production of Citizen Film and GroundSpark, the award-winning documentary film organization founded by Debra Chasnoff. The film premiere will be accompanied by a broad-reaching community-engagement campaign designed to spark much-needed conversations about serious illness, end of life care and mortality.

Debra Chasnoff & Kate Stilley Steiner

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Sirens

We are pleased to present the area premiere of Rita Baghdadi's documentary Sirens.

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The Divide

La Fracture

We are excited to present Catherine Corsini's gripping dark comedy The Divide (La Fracture) to our WQ audience.

Raf and Julie, a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an emergency ward bordering on collapse on the evening of a Parisian Yellow Vest protest.

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The Incredibly True Adventures Of Two Girls In Love

We are so please to be bringing back Maria Maggenti's 1995 hit film The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love in a newly restored print.

Touching and poignant, the acclaimed coming-of-age comedy The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls In Love tells the story of two teenagers whose unexpected friendship grows into the joyful wildness of first love. Randy (Laurel Holloman), a rebellious working class tomboy, meets the beautiful, popular, well-to-do Evie (Nicole Ari Parker) when she brings her Range Rover into the repair shop where Randy works after school. Immediately intrigued by each other, the two girls start a romance that delights and disrupts their lives, causing Evie to lose her friends, Randy to lie to her parents, and sending the two of them on the run. Sensitive and romantic, funny and sincere, this daring film was hailed as a crossover success upon its release and is now celebrated as an iconic part of the 1990s queer cinema canon. Beloved by audiences, it was often referred to, with relief, as one of the few lesbian movies with a “happy ending where no one dies.” World Premiere of the Newly Remastered HD Film, with Preservation Funding Provided by the Sundance Institute and Strand Releasing. A Strand Releasing release.

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The Schoolmaster Games

Magisterlekarna

We are honored to be hosting the US premiere of Ylva Forner's naughty utopian comedy The Schoolmaster's Game with opening feature Habib and the Thief

At St Sebastian, a university where everyone are gay men and everything pulsates of eroticism and power games, the strict Schoolmaster works. His secret BDSM-affair with his student Charles comes to an abrupt end when a mysterious carving on his door brings back a traumatic memory from his past. Simultaneously the auditions for the annual Winter Procession engulfs the boy quartet; Tim, Fred, Paul and Noak, and the process challenges their internal hierarchy and threatens their friendship and unity.

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The Sympathy Card

We are proud to finally present the smash comedy The Sympathy Card directed by Brendan Boogie.

When Emma's cancer takes a turn for the worse, she presents her new wife Josie a deathbed order: find someone new while Emma is still around to approve of her choice.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Three Tidy Tigers Tied A Tie Tighter

Três Tigres Tristes

Hot off it's Teddy award win at the 2022 Berlinale, WQ is proud to present the US premiere of Gustavo Vinagre's Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Wake Up Leonard

We are so excited to present the comedy of Wake Up Leonard to our WQ audience.

Leonard’s manifested a date with his ex - now he’s just gotta fix his vibration. Part comedy, part self-help nightmare, WAKE UP, LEONARD follows one man'’s quest for wellness while failing miserably to stay on his vibe. This is the story of a broken-hearted seeker with a tenuous grasp on his mental health, but an admirable faith in the Universe. Will Leonard learn how to not only love his higher self, but his lower self too? This improvised feature film was shot during the pandemic and explores themes of mental wellness, queer love, and self acceptance.

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Wildhood

We are honored to present Bretten Hannam's poignant Coming of Age film Wildhood in the historic Dreamland theatre in Nantucket as part of Nantucket Pride. Reception at 6PM. Film at 7PM. Come join us to celebrate the kick off of Pride on Nantucket

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All Short Film Programs

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Comedy Shorts

FREE

There is no time like the present to want to have a laugh and this hilarious program will do just that. Who hasn't thought about a throuple once or twice, or love at first sight, or had a sister who dresses in rainbow to show her support. Sit back, relax, and enjoy some queer comedy!

Experimental Shorts

FREE

Queerness has always been about pushing boundaries to discover new ways of being, seeing, and thinking. This year's experimental program casts a wide net in order to highlight a variety of perspectives and methods of pushing these boundaries that together challenge conventional filmmaking to make something beautiful.

Gtfo Shorts

FREE

We bring it to you every fest. The finest, weirdest, sexiest, and most envelope pushing shorts culled from this year's submissions. Buckle up it's going to be a ride you don't want to miss.

International Shorts

FREE

Featuring international films by a selection of new talents, this year's lineup includes a reinterpretation of Cocteau's The Human Voice, a psychological drama from Cyprus, and a brilliant Australian coming of age comedy.

Latinx Shorts

FREE

The search for identity and autonomy in six astonishing shorts, from Mayan deities to the burning of the Amazon, and much more.

Men’s Shorts

FREE

Get Out of My DMs and Into These Sheets

Sup? Into? I don't know about you but with all this social distance, we are craving for something a bit more intimate. Come over for a cuddle, we got that good thread count ;).

Queer Asian Stories

FREE

Seven tales of forgiveness and acceptance, belonging and celebration. Join us in exploring the complex and diverse narratives that make up Queer Asian experiences in this year's Queer Asian Stories program. Curated by Sheen Hui and Zhei Xie.

Queer Documentary Shorts

FREE

We always love to bring you the true stories of people from our community. This year we have everything from a look back at the amazing Barbara Hammer, to queer comic book creators, to a heartwarming story about an artist and the joy she brings to her community. Whatever true stories you like, we have them here for you.

Queer Muslim Shorts

FREE

QUEER MUSLIM SHORTS is returning for its third year to celebrate this unique identity with stories exploring family, relationships, and faith. From heartwarming dramas to chuckling comedies, expect a wide range of emotions and an overwhelming sense of joy!

Queer Sci-Fi Shorts

FREE

Queers in space? Yes they are! We are excited to bring you this new category of shorts that are out of this world.

Stories From Africa And The Diaspora

FREE

Africa has a vibrant storytelling history and we are pleased to showcase three modern short films that live up to that rich legacy.

Trans: The Pursuit Of Happiness

FREE

It‚Äôs the human condition, and for trans folk, it‚Äôs a heroic act by definition. Here are 10 stories about us from the perspective of the quest for human happiness.

Up And Coming

FREE

Watch in awww these films from our next generation of queer filmmakers. These amazing shorts will maybe make you want to buy some leather, look twice before sending a text, stop running from your truth. Whatever the case may be, these Up & Coming filmmakers are here to stay.

Women's Shorts

FREE

Women Rule the World

Sit back and enjoy all the drama, dancing, role playing, near death experiences and so much more in all of us.

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Screenings & Events

April 7 - 17, 2022

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

ORFEAS2021

FREE

Fri, Apr 08, 2022 @ 6:30 pm

Institute of Contemporary Art

Wicked Queer is so pleased to share the Premiere US Screening of the Greek Retro-Futurist Experimental opera ORFEAS2021, directed by Fil Ieropoulos.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

The Divide

FREE

Fri, Apr 08, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are excited to present Catherine Corsini's gripping dark comedy The Divide (La Fracture) to our WQ audience.

Raf and Julie, a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an emergency ward bordering on collapse on the evening of a Parisian Yellow Vest protest.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Cut!

FREE

Fri, Apr 08, 2022 @ 8:30 pm

Brattle Theater

Wicked Queer is proud to present the area premiere of Marc Ferrer's new wave Queer giallo CUT!

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Queer Muslim Shorts

FREE

Sat, Apr 09, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Wake Up Leonard

FREE

Sat, Apr 09, 2022 @ 12:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are so excited to present the comedy of Wake Up Leonard to our WQ audience.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Baloney

FREE

Sat, Apr 09, 2022 @ 3:00 pm

Brattle Theater

Hi fans of Queer burlesque. WQ is proud to present this documentary that tracks a production of the SF hit show Baloney.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Women's Shorts

FREE

Women Rule the World

Sat, Apr 09, 2022 @ 3:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

Sit back and enjoy all the drama, dancing, role playing, near death experiences and so much more in all of us.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Being Bebe

FREE

Sat, Apr 09, 2022 @ 6:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are pleased to present the award winning documentary about the first crowned winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, Bebe Zahara Benet, direct by Emily Branham.

Emily Branham

min

English, French

United States, Cameroon

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Cop Secret

FREE

Sat, Apr 09, 2022 @ 6:30 pm

Brattle Theater

We are so overjoyed to present the US Premiere of the Icelandic buddy/cop film Cop Secret directed by Hannes √û√≥r Halld√≥rsson. This screening will be co-presented with Taste of Iceland.

A cop in denial of his sexuality, falls in love with his new partner, while investigating a string of bank break-in.

Hannes Þór Halldórsson

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

After Blue (Dirty Paradise)

FREE

Sat, Apr 09, 2022 @ 9:30 pm

Brattle Theater

We are excited to offer Cannes favorite, After Blue (Dirty Paradise) to our WQ audience. Directed by Bertrand Mandico.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Trans: The Pursuit Of Happiness

FREE

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

Brattle Theater

It‚Äôs the human condition, and for trans folk, it‚Äôs a heroic act by definition. Here are 10 stories about us from the perspective of the quest for human happiness.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

The Sympathy Card

FREE

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 @ 12:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are proud to finally present the smash comedy The Sympathy Card directed by Brendan Boogie.

When Emma's cancer takes a turn for the worse, she presents her new wife Josie a deathbed order: find someone new while Emma is still around to approve of her choice.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Building A Bridge

FREE

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 @ 3:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are pleased to present Evan Mascagni & Shannon Post's acclaimed documentary to our WQ audience.

Evan Mascagni & Shannon Post

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Private Desert

FREE

Deserto Particular

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 @ 3:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are pleased to share the local premiere of Deserto Particular with our WQ audience. Directed by Aly Muritiba.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

My Emptiness And I

FREE

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are super pleased to present to our WQ audience, the Sundance hit, My Emptiness and I. Director Adrian Silvestre will be present.

Adrian Silvestre

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English, Spanish, French

Spain

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Director Adrian Silvestre in person

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Mascarpone

FREE

Sun, Apr 10, 2022 @ 6:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are excited to bring you a presentation of Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati's hit comedy, Mascarpone.

Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Sirens

FREE

Mon, Apr 11, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are pleased to present the area premiere of Rita Baghdadi's documentary Sirens.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Pink Narcissus

FREE

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 @ 8:30 pm

Brattle Theater

We are pleased to present this Queer classic by the late James Bidgood to our WQ audience.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

The Incredibly True Adventures Of Two Girls In Love

FREE

Wed, Apr 13, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are so please to be bringing back Maria Maggenti's 1995 hit film The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love in a newly restored print.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Men’s Shorts

FREE

Get Out of My DMs and Into These Sheets

Thu, Apr 14, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Brattle Theater

Sup? Into? I don't know about you but with all this social distance, we are craving for something a bit more intimate. Come over for a cuddle, we got that good thread count ;).

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Three Tidy Tigers Tied A Tie Tighter

FREE

Fri, Apr 15, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

Brattle Theater

Hot off it's Teddy award win at the 2022 Berlinale, WQ is proud to present the US premiere of Gustavo Vinagre's Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Death And Bowling

FREE

Fri, Apr 15, 2022 @ 7:00 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are excited to host the area premiere of Lyle Kash's Death and Bowling. Presented with a short film Put The Brights On by Raymond Rea.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Stories From Africa And The Diaspora

FREE

Sat, Apr 16, 2022 @ 12:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

Africa has a vibrant storytelling history and we are pleased to showcase three modern short films that live up to that rich legacy.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Prognosis: Notes On Living

FREE

Sat, Apr 16, 2022 @ 3:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are so honored to present Debra Chasnoff and Kate Stilley Steiner's moving documentary Prognosis-Notes on Living.

Debra Chasnoff & Kate Stilley Steiner

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Being Thunder

FREE

Sat, Apr 16, 2022 @ 3:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

I'Ve Heard The Mermaids Singing

FREE

Sat, Apr 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are excited to present a new restoration print of Patricia Rozema's 1987 classic film I've heard the Mermaids Singing. Available for the first time in 20 years.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Framing Agnes

FREE

Sat, Apr 16, 2022 @ 6:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are pleased to bring Chase Joynt's new award winning docu-narrative Framing Agnes to our WQ audience.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

The Schoolmaster Games

FREE

Sat, Apr 16, 2022 @ 9:30 pm

Brattle Theater

We are honored to be hosting the US premiere of Ylva Forner's naughty utopian comedy The Schoolmaster's Game with opening feature Habib and the Thief

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Gemmel & Tim

FREE

Sun, Apr 17, 2022 @ 12:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are honored to be presenting Michiel Thomas' important and cautionary documentary, Gemmel & Tim.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

My Fiona

FREE

Sun, Apr 17, 2022 @ 12:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We are over the moon to be sharing Kelly Walker's new dramedy with our WQ audience.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Firebird

FREE

Sun, Apr 17, 2022 @ 3:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are honored to share Peeter Rebane's gripping historical drama Firebird, with short film I am Max by Lukas Kacinauskas.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Dressed In Blue

FREE

Vestida de Azul

Sun, Apr 17, 2022 @ 3:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

WQ is please to present a new restoration print of the groundbreaking documentary from 1983 by Antonio Gim√©nez-Rico, Dressed in Blue.

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Kamikaze Hearts

FREE

Sun, Apr 17, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Brattle Theater

We are pleased to share a new restoration print from director Juliet Bashore of her 1986 film Kamikaze Hearts.

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Gtfo Shorts

FREE

Sun, Apr 17, 2022 @ 6:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

We bring it to you every fest. The finest, weirdest, sexiest, and most envelope pushing shorts culled from this year's submissions. Buckle up it's going to be a ride you don't want to miss.

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Boy Culture: The Series

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

Xerb.tv

We are excited to present the sequel series to the wildy popular film Boy Culture by Q. Allan Brocka

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Comedy Shorts

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

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Experimental Shorts

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

International Shorts

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Latinx Shorts

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

Xerb.tv

The search for identity and autonomy in six astonishing shorts, from Mayan deities to the burning of the Amazon, and much more.

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Queer Documentary Shorts

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

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Queer Asian Stories

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Queer Sci-Fi Shorts

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

Xerb.tv

Queers in space? Yes they are! We are excited to bring you this new category of shorts that are out of this world.

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Up And Coming

FREE

Fri, Apr 22, 2022 @ 12:00 am

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

Wildhood

FREE

Wed, Jun 01, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

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