Duration: 89 minutes
Cinematheque 2, Tel-Aviv
Sunday, November 14, 2021, 14:30 – Tickets
Frozen Out
Director & Script: Hao Zhou
Producer: Tyler Hill
Cast: Hao Zhou
China, United States, 2021, 5 min, Chinese with English subtitles
An émigré retreats to frozen prairies and swamps, hoping to find a meaningful story and escape the anxieties of dislocation. Delivered as a film-letter to the protagonist’s sister in rural China, the film considers his queer self-exile and the vulnerable nature of his home, relationships, and self.
About Queens and Other Colors
Director & Script: Juan H. Zuluaga
Producer: Constanza Marroquín
With: Pablo Vidaurre, Gabriel Quiroa, Ricardo Arroyo, Danie, Duarte, José Arriaza
Guatemala, 2021, 17 min, Spanish with English subtitles
In necessity to express themselves, five young men gathered in an abandoned house share their experiences, frustrations, dreams and opinions on what it’s like to be a Drag Queen in a conservative country like Guatemala.
In the Image of God
Director & Script: Bianca Rondolino
Producer: Bianca Rondolino
Cast: Rabbi Levi
Italy, 2021, 15 min, English with no subtitles
The fourth generation in his family to be born intersex, Jewish Rabbi Levi was assigned the female gender at birth and grew up thinking he was sick and defective. “In the Image of God” tells the story of his struggles and transitions, culminating today in a life as a religious leader and an LGBTQI+ activist living happily in Los Angeles with his wife.
Masisi Wouj
Director & Script: Zé Kielwagen, Marcos Serafim, Steevens Simeon
Producer: Zé Kielwagen, Marcos Serafim, Steevens Simeon
With: Sanba Yonel
Haiti, 2021, 22 min, Haitian with English subtitles
Haitian artist and activist Sanba Yonel creates a queer tribute to the Lwa, Vodou gods and goddesses who once inspired a revolution. In Haiti, men perceived as feminine are known as masisi. The word is often used as a slur on gay men, transvestites and non-binary folks. Sanba Yonel comments on the plight of the masisi who, faced with prejudice and hostility, find shelter in the religious context of Vodou.
I do, but I don’t
Director & Script: Marlee Druker
Producer: Marlee Druker
Cast: Marlee Druker
Canada, 2021, 11 min, English with no subtitles
A visual essay that explores weddings, marriage, and societal expectations with a look back on a childhood that set up unattainable standards.
SOMOS – The youth deconstructing gender norms
Director & Script: Laura Krsmanovic, Lydie Nesvadba
Producer: Laura Krsmanovic, Lydie Nesvadba
Belgium, 2021, 20 min, English, French with English subtitles
SOMOS gives voice to 13 youngsters aged nine to twenty-seven who are deconstructing standards and affirming their identities. They are trans, non-binary, or gender creative and are speaking up in order to share their experiences and feelings about their identity. Their sharp and honest words are hard-hitting. SOMOS extends an invitation to listen to voices that are too often silenced, and to realise how beautiful becoming oneself can be.