Saturday January 27th 930pm, Biosciences Complex Room 1101
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Queer and Abroad - A Collection of Canadian and International Shorts |
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Dark Room
Ronen Amar/Isreal/2005/video/17min
Two young men fall in love in the dark room, but face a harsh reality when their passion is exposed. Hebrew with English subtitles
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Group of Seven Inches
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Future Nation |
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Meskanahk (My Path)
Kevin Burton/Canada/2005/video/10min
A highly self-exposing film exploring sexuality and the experiences of growing up as a "half-breed” in an aboriginal community. English and Cree with English subtitles
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Black and White
Kristy MacDonald/New Zealand/2006/video/17min
A short film that interweaves the stories of intersex activist Mani Mitchell and acclaimed photographer Rebecca Swan.
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Love and Numbers
Thirza Cuthand/Canada/2005/video/8min
A two-spirited woman deals with love, colonialism, and paranoia against the backdrop of psychiatric drugs.
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Derived of My Beauty (Derivado da Minha Beleza)
Luciana Barros, Fernanda Gomes/Brazil/2005/video/8min
Gender and sex work are deconstructed image by image in this shifting, animated collage of icons, curios and body parts. Portuguese with English subtitles
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Group of Seven Inches
Kent Monkman/Canada/2005/video/7min
The noble savage as drag queen - Miss Chief Eagle Testickle takes on documenting the white man in this satirical look at the traditional depictions of Native males in Western art.
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Hey Jimmy
Ming-Chieh Sung/Taiwan/2004/video/15min
Jimmy overflows on camera with personality and flair as he tells his story of growing up as a gender-bending, mixed-race kid with lots of love for his mom. Mandarin with English subtitles
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Future Nation
Kent Monkman/Canada/2005/video/16min
As a "megapox" epidemic quickly devastates urban populations across North America,
Brian escapes the chaos of the city for the rez. But when he returns to rescue his lover Tonya, his family is forced to realize how much this drag queen can help them. |
