Screening followed by Q&A with: Meg Shutzer (Co-Director & Producer) and Brandon Yadegari Moreno (Co-Director and DP) from Mother.

Throughout history, queer people have conceptualized and practiced various forms of resistance – politically and artistically; individually and collectively. The films in this block examine the world as it is while raising the possibility of what it can be. Whether based on a true story or an imagined story, these films showcase the transformative power of defying the status quo and inspire viewers to explore, embrace and ultimately, enact alternate futures.

Screening followed by Q&A with: Sterling Hampton (Merman), NOVA CYPRESS BLACK (Dey/Dem), No Guest Speakers (MnM), Tee Park (Co-director, Winter Insect, Summer Flower), and Gbenga Komolafe (Co- director, Winter Insect, Summer Flower).

Explore this immersive collection of short films celebrating Black queer lives. From documentaries on vibrant drag queens and Black elders to magical coming of age journeys and stories of transformative love, these films weave a rhapsody of resilience and authentic connections.

Screening followed by Q&A with: Elizabeth Purchell (Director).

A feature-length mashup film that uses fragments from 126 all-male adult films to explore the lives and fantasies of a generation of gay men — or at least how they looked in the movies.