FILMS
All of Me (Margaret Rhee, 2008)
Follow the Bay Area's first API drag king troupe as they lead us through their boogie woogie.
FROM QUEER API WOMEN WITH LOVE - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Banady & Banaria (Jay Takeda, 2007)
Inspired by Japanese Noh Theater, lesbian bananas leap out to take revenge against humans.
DELECTABLY YOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6:00 PM
Bhangra Jig (Pratibha Parmar, 1990)
Young Asians in Scotland celebrate desire and self-pride through dance and music.
FEATURED FILMMAKER: PRATIBHA PARMAR - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2:00 PM
Both/And (Stephanie Yang, 2006)
Moving to the one-two count of history and immigration, given and chosen names, a Hapa woman claims herself.
KINDRED QUEERS - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
Cause She's Got It Like That (Vanessa Lewis, 2008)
Everyone wants a piece of Cheyenne and her fierce fandango.
SEXILY SUBVERSIVE - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 3:00 PM
Cut & Paste (Alexis McCrimmon, 2007)
A Black femme reveals the inspiration for her kink/fetish desires.
SEXILY SUBVERSIVE - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 3:00 PM
Fried Chicken Feet (San Ng, 2008)
When Elaine brings her partner home for dinner, they find themselves in a tense quickstep of judgment and tenderness.
DELECTABLY YOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6:00 PM
Hokum (Kortney Ziegler, 2007)
The hard lines and flexible curves of Black female bodies are quietly traced.
SEXILY SUBVERSIVE - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 3:00 PM
Hot/N/Tot (Stephanie Cooper, 2008)
A funky and haunting groove challenges the historical representations of the Hottentot Venus and other Black women.
SEXILY SUBVERSIVE - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 3:00 PM
If You Knew (Lida Shao, 2008)
A young woman experiences grief and redemption.
FROM QUEER API WOMEN WITH LOVE - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Jagadamba, Mother of the Universe (Amber Field, 2008)
A queer Korean adoptee uses her breath and rhythm to sing to and heal her own spirit.
KINDRED QUEERS - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
Just Another Day (Thu Trinh, 2008)
Three Asian women rock different sports.
FROM QUEER API WOMEN WITH LOVE - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Khush (Pratibha Parmar, 1991)
A term used to describe "ecstatic pleasure" in Urdu, Khush focuses on culturally rooted experiences of sexuality and the blissful intricacies of being queer and South Asian.
FEATURED FILMMAKER: PRATIBHA PARMAR - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2:00 PM
Labels Are Forever (Jinky de Rivera, 2008)
The dynamic swagger of 007 Secret Agent J. Wong clashes with the brazen jiggle of her nemesis.
FROM QUEER API WOMEN WITH LOVE - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Lesbians Trying 2 Conceive (Helen Lin, 2008)
A loving and playful couple pivots between hope and uncertainty.
FROM QUEER API WOMEN WITH LOVE - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Look Again (Jennifer Lin, 2008)
When Kelly's work visa runs out, her partner does a tricky tap dance with government agents and compels us all to look at queer couples and immigration.
FROM QUEER API WOMEN WITH LOVE - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Magic & The Moon (Pia Infante, 2008)
When her mother leaves the Philippines to find work in the U.S., Magic waltzes around doubt and fear to find love.
KINDRED QUEERS - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
Mashed, Boiled & Fried (Margo Rivera-Weiss, 2008)
The flexible platano inspires our communities to move and love.
DELECTABLY YOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6:00 PM
No Stinkin' Green Tortillas (Norma J. Ramos, 2008)
A cultural kick back against gentrification.
DELECTABLY YOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6:00 PM
One in a Million (Monifa Porter, 2008)
A lesbian couple on a mission to conceive does quick turns in a cha-cha chase.
KINDRED QUEERS - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
Over Pho (Rui Bing Zheng, 2008)
Scrumptious adventures and a romantic rumba lay ahead for two strangers.
DELECTABLY YOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6:00 PM
Pieces of You (K.V. Cao, 2008)
An experimental pas de deux of injustice and family history.
FROM QUEER API WOMEN WITH LOVE - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Play With Me (Lez, 2008)
At a BDSM play party, a novice claims the syncopated beats of her desire.
SEXILY SUBVERSIVE - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 3:00 PM
Queering My Mother (Lourdes Rivas, 2007)
A mother-daughter tango of shame and acceptance leads to mutual understanding.
KINDRED QUEERS - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
Renacimiento de una bruja (Zemaya, 2008)
A visual prayer and cumbia of earth, ancestors and ceremony.
KINDRED QUEERS - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
S/He (Gina Chan, 2007)
Young Shane deftly swivels between expectations for Chinese girls and a suave embrace of masculinity, and claims a true self.
SEXILY SUBVERSIVE - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 3:00 PMDELECTABLY YOURS
Seeing Golda (Michelle Alcedo, 2008)
A young woman twists away from self-destruction and comes out.
KINDRED QUEERS - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
She Ejaculates (Nenna Joiner, 2008)
Tales of passion and self-discovery glide through sinuous waves in this sexually explicit short.
SEXILY SUBVERSIVE - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 3:00 PM
The Cock: Lesbian Owned & Operated (Luna Han, 2008)
A moving corrido about the Mexican lesbian owned Cock-a-Doodle Café in Oakland.
DELECTABLY YOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6:00 PM
Too Much Plaid (Caroline Le, 2008)
Afraid of commitment, a woman breaks up with all of her partners.
DELECTABLY YOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6:00 PM
Visible Voice (Paulette Tran, 2008)
The poetic freestyle of social change breaks onto the screen.
FROM QUEER API WOMEN WITH LOVE - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Wavelengths (Pratibha Parmar, 1997)
An exploration of the time-honored quest for love and human intimacy in the polished world of computers and the Internet.
FEATURED FILMMAKER: PRATIBHA PARMAR - SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2:00 PM
The Wink & The Pucker (Ami Puri, 2008)
A bike kid wakes from surreal dreams of body modification.
SEXILY SUBVERSIVE - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 3:00 PM
Yo Soy/I Am (Nancy Angel, 2007)
Family and friends energetically declare who they are in a heartfelt homage to love and caring.
KINDRED QUEERS - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 PM
Yours, Anonymous (Puck Lo, 2007)
A cry for human connection in a clattering composition of dishes, traffic and daydreams.
DELECTABLY YOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6:00 PM
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