5:00 Locked In
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This documentary showcases the lives of a selected group of transgender Muslims who share the very painful narratives around being Muslim in a South African context. The Inner Circle is a leading queer Muslim organisation that has recently highlighted the plight of transgender Muslims through providing counselling, safe spaces and training for transgender Muslims.
Dir. Allan McDonald | 2017 |South Africa | English and Xhosa | 52 min |
General admission $5
6:00 Ties That Bind Us I (Shorts)
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Butch CoyolxauhquiIn Aztec mythology, the goddess Coyolxauhqui was severed into pieces by her brother, the god of war. This film recounts the lessons learned by a queer daughter from her round mother’s body, framed by the story of Coyolxauhqui.
Dir. Karleen Pendleton Jiménez | 2016 | Canada | 4 min Into the RainbowTwo lesbian girls who want to escape smuggled from Iran.
Dir. Hasan Najmabadi | 2017 | Iran | Persian | 14 min Escaping AgraAfter being held against their will in India when their gender and sexual orientation is discovered, Naveen Bhat battles their parents in court and pieces their life back together. (Naveen's pronouns are they/them)
Dir. Pallavi Somusetty | 2016 | India | 23 min | WEBSITE | TRAILER |
Lady EvaA brave young transgender woman sets off on a journey to become her true self in the conservative Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga – with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.
Dir. Dean Hamer, Joe WIlson, & Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu | 2016 | Kingdom of Tonga | Tonga & English | 11 min Piece of NaanLiving as an outcast within the conservative religious society of Pakistan, Rafi is a transvestite who earns a living through begging and selling his body. He meets Nadia who grew up in the upper class of society however is forced into prostitution by her indebted father. Even though they are from completely different walks of life, They learn to bond amidst a common difficult situation.
Dir. Rijaa Nadeem | 2015 | Pakistan | Urdu | 11 min |
General Admission $5
7:15 Freedom Fighters: The Ray
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The 12-episode series will debut in December on CW Seed, the digital channel of The CW Network.
Raymond “Ray” Terrill was a reporter who discovered a group of government scientists working on a secret project to turn light into a weapon of mass destruction. But before he could report on his findings, the project head exposed Ray to a “genetic light bomb.” The bomb failed to kill him and instead gifted Ray with light-based powers. With these abilities, Ray realized he could go beyond reporting on injustice – he could take action to help stop it. Calling himself The Ray, he was recruited by Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters to fight violence and oppression wherever it exists. Based on characters from DC, the series will introduce the first gay Super Hero to lead a show. Freedom Fighters: The Ray is from Berlanti Productions in association with Blue Ribbon Content, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow) and Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow). 2017 | United States of America | 21 min | WEBSITE |
General Admission $10
8:00 Still Waiting in the Wings
Still Waiting follows the trials and triumphs of of actors waiting tables in Times Square. While dreaming of the Broadway stage, the reality of slinging hash under florescent lights mixes sweet aspirations with bitter drama. There's no people like show people and there's no telling what can happen when they're pitted against each other.
Cameos:
Nick Adams (Broadway: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert)
Ed Asner (Mary Tyler Moore, Up, Elf)
Carole Cook (Sixteen Candles)
Lee Meriwether (Original Batman Movie, Barnaby Jones)
Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement)
Chita Rivera (Broadway: West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Kiss Of The Spiderwoman)
Seth Rudetsky (Broadway: Disaster)
Sally Struthers (All In The Family)
Bruce Vilanch (Hollywood Squares, Get Bruce)
Cindy Williams (Laverne & Shirley)
Dir. Q Allen Brocka | 2017 | 1 hour 19 min. | TRAILER
Cameos:
Nick Adams (Broadway: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert)
Ed Asner (Mary Tyler Moore, Up, Elf)
Carole Cook (Sixteen Candles)
Lee Meriwether (Original Batman Movie, Barnaby Jones)
Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement)
Chita Rivera (Broadway: West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, Kiss Of The Spiderwoman)
Seth Rudetsky (Broadway: Disaster)
Sally Struthers (All In The Family)
Bruce Vilanch (Hollywood Squares, Get Bruce)
Cindy Williams (Laverne & Shirley)
Dir. Q Allen Brocka | 2017 | 1 hour 19 min. | TRAILER
General Admission $15
Q&A Following the Film with:
Q. Allen Brocka
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Q. Allan Brocka’s work as a director and screenwriter spans a broad range of genres in television, animation, live action, documentary, commercial, and feature film.
He is best known as the creator of the award winning stop-motion animated series Rick & Steve the Gay Couple in all the World which aired two seasons on MTV's Logo Network and in 20 countries. He is also the writer and director of the award-winning feature films Boy Culture and Eating Out. RICK & STEVE began as a short that screened at Sundance and more than 100 film festivals. At MTV, Allan developed it into a prime time series starring Alan Cumming, Wilson Cruz, and Margaret Cho, and featuring dozens of celebrity guest stars. Allan’s first feature, Eating Out, was shot in 10 days for $43,000. The film won a host of film festival prizes and went on to a 30-city theatrical release. It became a giant cult hit, grossing $2 million in DVD sales and spawning four sequels. Boy Culture, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival where it was acquired by TLA Releasing. It won more than twenty awards on the film festival circuit before opening theatrically to rave reviews from critics, including The New York Times, LA Times, and Variety. Allan’s other credits include Camp Michael Jackson, Before I Got Famous, The Big Gay Sketch Show, Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom and four Eating Out sequels. Allan recently completed production on the musical feature film Still Waiting in the Wings with Ed Asner, Sally Struthers, Cindy Williams, and Jeffrey Johns. He is currently in production on a new animated pilot, The Nearly Remarkable Edison Twist starring Margaret Cho. Allan was born in Guam and raised all over the world. He eventually wound up in Seattle, where he earned a communications degree with honors from the University of Washington. He moved to Los Angeles and earned his master's degree in film at California Institute of the Arts. |
Jeffery A Johns
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Jeffrey A Johns has been performing in the theatre since he can remember so when it came time for him to write his first feature film, he knew it had to be a musical. As a producer/actor/writer it has been a great joy to bring two movie musicals to life, Waiting In The Wings: The Musical and Still Waiting In The Wings. He has appeared in a variety of short films, web series, and independent feature films, but his biggest thrill was performing on America's Got Talent and Chelsea Lately. He has worked in regional theatre throughout the county, performed in several national tours, and various theme parks including Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Some of his favorite stage credits include performing in Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding (Joey) at the Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Pippin (Pippin), Pageant (Miss Deep South), West Side Story (A-Rab), Naked Boys Singing (Swing), and Sesame Street (National Tour and Dubai). He is currently working on the stage adaptation of his original movie musical and wrote a children’s book entitled Have You Ever Tried To Stop The Rain? Jeffrey can’t thank to all the people he’s had the opportunity to work with in the theatre world as they are the inspiration to writing Still Waiting In The Wings. (What a wealth of character studies!!!)
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