US PREMIERE
SHORT FILM PROGRAM
WORLD PREMIERE
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
THROWBACK FROM
Planting our Flag – Documentary as Perseverance
Queer Doc Shorts
Saturday
Apr 12, 2025
@
1:00 pm
Wicked Queer 41
Six short documentaries of people fighting like hell for their survival, meaning, and joy.
Craig Gimbrone
Programmer
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This short film program includes the following films:
The Princess and the Peacock
Mona is a 22 year old trans girl from a small village in France. She puts needles attached to peacock feathers in her skin, under bright lights, late at night. She bleeds, half naked, in front of small crowds of people. Sometimes they faint whilst watching her. Why would she do this? How did she learn to do it? And why would someone want to watch?
Butch
Through intimate portraits, candid moments, and heartfelt interviews, “BUTCH”, seeks to redefine and expand the understanding of masculinity.
Cornfed Punk
Cornfed Punk explores the surprising hardcore punk scene of Iowa City. Serving as a haven for many who might otherwise find themselves stranded in the middle of a red stronghold, this community proves its commitment to inclusion, acceptance, and kindness, showing that these values exemplify the punk ethos.
Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way
Having built a colorful queer life in an American prairie town, an aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre and reconnect with distanced parents.
American Problems, Trans Solutions
Black trans people are among the most marginalized of marginalized Americans. But those closest to the nation’s most pressing problems are often able to craft innovative solutions. Award-winning journalist Imara Jones as she travels across the country to tell the stories of three Black trans leaders on the frontlines of change: housing advocate Kayla Gore; Breonna McCree, a champion for economic empowerment; and Oluchi Omeoga, who fights for the rights of migrants.
Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr
After Zooey Zephyr was expelled from the Montana House of Representatives for defending transgender medical care, she made a nearby bench her “office.” Director Kimberly Reed’s intimate camera transforms this explosive political moment into a moving portrait of trans and queer joy.
