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Directors
Camille Bates
Camille is a black, brown, fierce fem who mostly spends time contemplating equity through providing mental health services.
Walking Backwards (2010): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmKali Boyce
A Two-Spirit musician, "KB"'s adventures include punk shows, B-grade horror movie audio and Drag King blues performance as TuffNStuff: The Last Delta Drag King.
That's So GAY! (2010): FEATURED SCREENING Igniting the Intersections SAT, JUNE 11, 7:30 pmDanielle Brown
Fulbright scholar, Danielle Brown is a free-spirited artist from Los Angeles who enjoys exploring new creative outlets and sharing lesser known stories.
Moving Boxes (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmAlice Choe
Alice Choe is a Korean, an American and a lesbian, who uses film and music to cope with life.
Out On Love (2011): CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING Fierce Entanglements SUN, JUNE 12, 6:00 pmAlejandro Gabriel Cruz Gonzalez
Alejandro Gabriel Cruz uses a different set of cameras and lenses to investigate the complex mechanisms of how biomass can be converted into advanced biofuels. His scientific imaging work has been showcased in PBS/Nova "Making Stuff: Cleaner".
36A (2011): FEATURED SCREENING Igniting the Intersections SAT, JUNE 11, 7:30 pmDai Ming An
Dai Ming An has found that being out and open with her mother makes it easier to be out and open in a loving LGBT community.
Making It Home (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pmDesi del Valle
Desi del Valle is a Bronx-born actor/producer and former San Franciscan currently living in Manhattan.
Back To Life (2009): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pmKiz Dodds
Kiz Dodds' films are focused on telling stories about the real lives of the LGBTQ community.
3Girlz & 9Lives (2011): CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING Fierce Entanglements SUN, JUNE 12, 6:00 pmKebo Drew
Black Femme Kebo Drew is a 3rd generation queer, 2nd generation activist and the 1st generation to claim being an artist
Ain't I A Woman (2011): FEATURED SCREENING Igniting the Intersections SAT, JUNE 11, 7:30 pmDulce Annel Garcia
Dulce Garcia is a Fierce Queer Xicana Fat Femme who rocks hot red lipstick and matching heels while dancing Salsa!
With Conviction (2011): FEATURED SCREENING Igniting the Intersections SAT, JUNE 11, 7:30 pmTeresa Hagiya
Teresa Hagiya continues to draw on landscapes as portraits of intersecting experiences in her artwork.
Shoe To Drop (2010): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmSarah Hark Sun Hamburger
Sarah Hark Sun Hamburger is a Femme Shark video artist living in San Francisco.
Learning and Unlearning Invisibility (2011): FEATURED SCREENING Igniting the Intersections SAT, JUNE 11, 7:30 pmShiu-chin Linda Hsu
Born and raised in Taiwan, Linda studied art at University of Hawaii and lives in the Bay Area.
Figure Drawing (2011): CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING Fierce Entanglements SUN, JUNE 12, 6:00 pmInes Ixierda
Ines Ixierda is a Bolivian American multi-media artist and organizer in Oakland.
Hollering Back (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmJazmin Jamias
Jazmin Jamias is a filmmaker who has worked on independent Bay Area projects of various genres.
Angel (2010): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmJamilah King
Jamilah King is a writer, editor and poet based in San Francisco who works as a news editor at Colorlines.com
Flight (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmCaroline Le
Caroline H. Le is a Bay Area filmmaker with degrees in filmmaking from SJSU and Emerson College.
La Petite Salon (2010): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pmSelena LeCroix
Selena LeCroix resides in the Bay Area, with hopes to use film as a tool to advance social issues.
You're Too American: A Gypsy Tale (De Sabut Gadjikano) (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pmNarissa Lee
Narissa Lee works has made a number of shorts and currently works in video production. She has a BA in Film & Digital Media Studies from UCSC.
The Bus Pass (2010): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pmAlexander Lee
Alexander L. Lee is an aspiring filmmaker and transgender & racial justice activist.
Like This (2011): FEATURED SCREENING Igniting the Intersections SAT, JUNE 11, 7:30 pmMarlene Legaspi
San Francisco native Marlene Legaspi now lives very near the ocean, where her muse resides.
The Sun Stains (2011): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pmVanessa Lewis
Vanessa Lewis is a queer, femme, feminist, afrocentric writer/educator/performance artist who is devoted to empowering and loving her students, arts social justice activism, dismantling violent institutions, and the qpoc dynasty that is QWOCMAP!
Counterrevolutionary (2011): CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING Fierce Entanglements SUN, JUNE 12, 6:00 pmRania Long
Born in Greece to Egyptian and US parents, raised in Bahrain, Rania Long has been food obsessed since childhood.
Rania's Kitchen (2011): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pmZemaya Martinez
Zemaya Martinez is a Curandera and Bruja dedicated to the path of the Sacred, the Medicines of Nature and the guidance of the Ancestors.
Grace and Fierceness (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pmTeresa Moore
Teresa Moore is a Bay Area multimedia artist, painter and actress.
Above Deliverance (2011): CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING Fierce Entanglements SUN, JUNE 12, 6:00 pmPriti Narayanan
Priti Narayanan is an Indian immigrant and a passionate filmmaker, actor, activist and engineer.
Legally Challenged (2011): CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING Fierce Entanglements SUN, JUNE 12, 6:00 pmTruc Thanh Nguyen
Truc Nguyen is a queer, activist, Vietnamese, hello please, bite-u-in-the-knees, meat eating gen Xer.
Help Wanted (2011): FEATURED SCREENING Igniting the Intersections SAT, JUNE 11, 7:30 pmNIA Collective / QWOCMAP PRODUCTIONS / ZUNA
A partnership of amazing Black lesbians and other queer women of color.
The Gift Of Family (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pmPatricia Nuno-Sanchez
Pa’ ti Zapatita is a rebel rouser, educator, daughter, sister, tía, friend, comrade and lover.
POCAT: People Of Color Action Theater (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pmCelestina Pearl
Celestina Pearl is a Fierce Chicana Queer Femme Mama, performance & visual artist, poet, bruja, and creatrix.
Queer Spawning (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pmQWOCMAP Productions / ZUNA / NIA Collective
A partnership of amazing Black lesbians and other queer women of color.
The Gift Of Family (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pmMichele Randleston
Michele Randleston is a queer woman of color from San Francisco with roots all over the country.
Ready (2011): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pmLourdes Rivas
A L.A. native queer chicana, Lourdes Rivas currently lives in San Francisco and is passionate about working with youth.
Cooking Curiosities (2011): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pmTonilyn A. Sideco
Born and raised in San Francisco, Tonilyn Sideco is a booty shaking genderqueer love warrior dedicated to inspiring systemic social change through art.
Toothbrush (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmAva Square-LeVias
Ava Square-LeVias is an artist who loves creating opportunities to engage with life as choreographer, poet, actor, and filmmaker.
Avotcja (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pmElisa Square-LeVias
Tiye Yayu, aka Elisa Square-LeVias, has worked in Social Services with children and adults living with PTSD symptoms.
Self-Inflicted Freedom (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmBe Steadwell
B.Line Films, made up of B.Williams and B.Steadwell, is a low-budget queerpop directing duo from Washington DC.
Bound (2010): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmYvonne Tran
Yvonne Tran is a Bay Area native who lives, works and loves in Oakland.
Undeliverables (2011): CLOSING NIGHT SCREENING Fierce Entanglements SUN, JUNE 12, 6:00 pmMeja Tyehimba
A New York native, grandmother and mom Meja Tyehimba has more than 30 years of theater experience.
Cantaloupe (2009): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pm In the Key Of D (2011): FEATURED SCREENING Igniting the Intersections SAT, JUNE 11, 7:30 pmVinh Vû
Vinh Vû settled in California as a refugee in 1980. Her passion is to use film as a means to express the voices and courage of Vietnamese lesbian women.
My Way (Câu An) (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmChauncey Wales
Chauncey Wales is a New Yorker, writer, entrepreneur and home cook extradornaire.
Recipe For Love (2011): OPENING NIGHT SCREENING Finger Sucking Good FRI, JUNE 10, 7:30 pmBianca Williams
B.Line Films, made up of B.Williams and B.Steadwell, is a low-budget queerpop directing duo from Washington DC.
Bound (2010): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SATURDAY Soaring Past Survival SAT, JUNE 11, 3:30 pmZUNA / NIA Collective / QWOCMAP PRODUCTIONS
A partnership of amazing Black lesbians and other queer women of color.
The Gift Of Family (2011): CENTERPIECE SCREENING SUNDAY Homegrown Gifts SUN, JUNE 12, 2:00 pm
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