Wicked Queer 40

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER: Reel Queer Stories

Streaming 

Apr 15

 - 

Apr 30, 2024

Director
Year
Run Time
min
Country
Language
PROGRAM Time
109
minutes
Content warning:
This film is presented in
with English subtitles.
This collection of short documentary films highlights our histories, our current realities and our activism in our collective fight for a better future.

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Program includes...

This short film program includes the following films:

There Are Things To Do

18
min 
Content warning:
Urvashi Vaid, an outspoken immigrant, lesbian and woman of color was an LGBTQ+ superhero helped shape the modern day gay rights movement. Her vision for the movement serves as a roadmap of initiatives & tools for generations of activist as they face anti-LGBTQ+ backlash. The film features Urvashi�s life in Provincetown, MA and 34-year relationship with partner Kate Clinton, and inspires us that the best place to build community & work towards equality starts at home.
DIRECTOR
Mike Syers
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English

House of Tulip

24
min 
Content warning:
House of Tulip follows two Black trans activists as they run for office and work to build Louisiana�s first housing refuge that provides residency for trans and gender non-conforming residents. We�ll follow the founders as they fight to use their organization to protect and build community in a state with one of the highest gun-related murder rates in the country. Their journeys will highlight the dangerous yet beautiful reality of what it means to be Black trans women in the deep South.
DIRECTOR
Cydney Tucker
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English

Ferro's Bar

24
min 
Content warning:
Based on historical documents and interviews with lesbian who lived and fought in the 1970s and 1980s, during the military dictatorship, we are guided to a central episode in the formation of the Brazilian lesbian movement, the “Ferro’s Bar Uprising”, known as the “Brazilian Stonewall”. The film shows how lesbians stopped being restricted to the night, the inside of the apartments, and became a political subject that rises up against the censorship, repression and homophobic violence.
DIRECTOR
Aline A. Assis, Fernanda Elias, Nayla Guerra, Rita Quadros
COUNTRY
Brazil
LANGUAGE
Portugese

Conte: Transitioning Politics

24
min 
Content warning:
Transphobia
In the face of intense political rivalry and relentless media scrutiny, this film chronicles the extraordinary journey of Joanne Conte, an Italian immigrant's child who not only breaks barriers as the first elected transgender city council member in U.S. history but also fearlessly forges an enduring legacy as a soldier, activist, politician, and investigative journalist. Conte embodies a defiant spirit of resilience and unwavering commitment to public service.
DIRECTOR
Daniel Leonard Bernardi
COUNTRY
United States
LANGUAGE
English

The Pride Liar

19
min 
Content warning:
Transphobia
Emzo, a courageous queer activist, escaped persecution in Georgia five years ago, finding refuge in Belgium. This short documentary captures his unyielding commitment to the LGBTQ+ cause, showcasing the indomitable spirit of one individual's fight for acceptance and equality.
DIRECTOR
Andres Lübbert
COUNTRY
Belgium
LANGUAGE
Dutch, Georgian, English