Bending The Lens

From an animated musical of the Stonewall Riots to voguing and Frank Ocean, this diverse selection of shorts offers a celebratory and critical look into the shifting meaning of queer culture. I REMEMBER: A FILM... (Matt Wolf, USA, 2012) An inventive biography of Joe Brainard, and an elliptical dialogue about friendship, nostalgia, and the strange wonders of memory. SUFFERIN' TILL YOU'RE STRAIGHT (David Scheve, USA, 2013) A musical history lesson about the struggle for gay rights and the famous gays and lesbians (some surprising) whose contributions have helped shape our society. OPEN LETTER (Theo Schear, USA, 2012) An look into the into the internet reaction to musician Frank Ocean's open letter. IN SEARCH OF AVERY WILLARD (Cary Kehayan, USA, 2012) Broadway photographer, gay activist, drag historian, leatherman, pornographer – a portrait of one of queer art's most groundbreaking yet forgotten artists. STAY POSITIVE (Robert Carnilius, USA, 2013) When a Latino teen is pressured into a blood drive, he has to come face to face with his HIV status or run the risk of isolating himself and missing out on life. BORN TO DANCE THIS WAY (Jerell Rosales, USA, 2012) Fierce, fabulous... and overweight, Joo Si auditions for the opportunity of a lifetime to be a principal backup dancer for the sexy female pop singing sensation, THE 4PLAY LADIES. THE HEIST (Andrew Jack, Canada, 2010) In this high-heeled caper, four glamorous voguing cat burglars attempt to break into a prestigious gallery to attain their final score—a diamond studded shoe. OSCILLARE (Lauren Feiring, USA, 2012) Set against an impressionistic backdrop, Alyson Bowles' inner landscape is traced over abandoned fields, fast food parking lots, and the sun-bleached borderlands between reality and desire as she transitions from male to female.

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