From a woman living between two genders, to zombies in the woods, to roommate drama in Oakland, let this splendid bouquet of films fill you with passion and pleasure.

Brief Nudity
Running Time: 82 minutes
Q&A with Filmmakers

Films

• My Inner Turmoil (Rashmi, 2012)
  A transgender woman proclaims her true self despite MY INNER TURMOIL.

• Alien from Earth Too (Tee Tagor, 2012)
  Navigating the worlds of poverty and public services can make anyone feel like an ALIEN FROM EARTH TOO.

• A Night In The Woods (Alexander Lee, 2012)
  A genderqueer Asian survives A NIGHT IN THE WOODS with some help.

• Snow White Red Sky (Be Steadwell, 2011)
  A classic fairytale gets a queer twist in SNOW WHITE RED SKY.

• Thresholds (Linda García Merchant, 2011)
  Crossing the THRESHOLDS of hate and love changes three lives forever.

• Shadow In The Dark (Karida Abal, 2012)
  Poetic images cast a SHADOW IN THE DARK on what we think we know about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

• I'll Take It From Here (Lani Rodriguez, 2012)
  A high schooler survives heartbreak and decides I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.

• Love Ability (Alisha Byrd, 2012)
  After a life-changing accident, a Black lesbian model finds her true LOVE ABLITY where she least expects it.

• Craigslist Chronicles (Nia King, 2012)
  Apartment hunting is filled with horrors and hilarity in the CRAIGSLIST CHRONICLES.

• Dyke Central (Florencia Manóvil, 2011)
  Best friends in Oakland bring all the grrls and bois through DYKE CENTRAL.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• Brown Boi Project
• FABLED ASP
• Transgender Law Center
• Trikone

Music by DJ Gray, DJ Olga T, DJ Wepa
Live Performance by Aima the Dreamer

It's our Queer Women of Color Film Festival tradition, a cool Opening Night party with the hottest DJs. Like Prince said, let's pretend we're married and go all night. So, say yes to your best dress and let's dance like it's the end of the reception!

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111 Minna St. @ 2nd, SF

From finding a loving haven for heads and hearts, to a young woman fighting for independence, to novice fairy godmothers and magical musical mash-ups, these stirring films show the true value of dreams and devotion.

Running Time: 88 minutes
Q&A with Filmmakers

Films

• Cover My Head: Open My Heart (Estelle Davis, 2011)
  A dreadlocked cyclist finds the perfect fit to COVER MY HEAD: OPEN MY HEART.

• The Last Time (Vanessa Coe, 2012)
  An abusive relationship hinges on THE LAST TIME.

• Her Path Home (B.K. Williams, 2012)
  Intrigue and love merge when a restaurateur finds HER PATH HOME.

• The Straight Pill (Joy Lam, 2012)
  After taking THE STRAIGHT PILL, an Asian butch makes a crucial decision.

• One Wish (Sandy Martinez, 2011)
  After a break-up, a woman gets ONE WISH packed with much more than she asked.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• Lesbian Health & Research Center
• Sista2Sista maAsi
• Sistah Sinema
• Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP)

Join our Panel Discussion about the ways that people of color say "I Do" and "I Don't" to same-sex marriage. LGBTQ rights cannot be divorced from racial justice, but that was precisely the goal of Prop 8 proponents, who used racism to promote homophobia. The aftermath of that bitter battle was the consummation of a singular focus on legislation that pit potential allies against one another. Yet for LGBTQ people of color living at the intersections, these debates are about more than traditions and institutions. They are about which kinds of relationships, families, and love deserve recognition. This intergenerational panel envisions the ways that LGBTQ people of color advocate for social justice and our human rights beyond simple legislation, through an affirmation of our families, cultures, ethnicities, and histories.

Panelists

• Tamika Butler
• Dulce Garcia
• Crystal Jang
• Vanessa Lewis
• Moderated by Alice Hom, Ph.D.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• API Equality
• The Center for Lesbian & Gay Studies in Religion & Ministry
• National Center for Lesbian Rights

From the family values of queer API women raising children, to decades-long love affairs, to good ole shotgun weddings, these films show that jumping the broom and getting hitched are about more than just bells, petals, prayers and ceremony.

Running Time: 93 minutes
Q&A with Filmmakers

Films

• Corazón de Melón (Zoila Avilés, 2012)
  [Subtitled in English] A queer Mexicana couple journey through online dating and across borders to find their CORAZÓN DE MELÓN.

• Family Blessings (QWOCMAP Productions, 2012)
  Queer Asian Pacific Islander women and their children see their FAMILY BLESSINGS shine through everyday.

• Living in the Shadows of Exclusion (Anna Eng, 2012)
  Long-time Bay Area couples step out from LIVING IN THE SHADOWS OF EXCLUSION and bring their love into the light.

• What If? (Ana Escobar, 2012)
  WHAT IF we lived in a world where heterosexuality was frowned upon as an "alternative lifestyle"?

• Family Values (Zoey Zotigh, 2011)
  Good ole FAMILY VALUES bring two women, a baby and a shotgun down the aisle.

• It's Complicated (Jennifer Hatton, 2012)
  After the hot and heavy honeymoon stage, IT'S COMPLICATED for couples navigating lust, love and friendship.

• Chicks and Love (KJ, 2011)
  A queer Asian efficiency expert focuses on CHICKS AND LOVE to get betrothed by her next birthday.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• APIQWTC
• The Exiles
• National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights
• Old Lesbians Organizing for Change
• Our Family Coalition

From quirky twists on teenage angst, to the love mothers have for their transgender children, these documentaries from Chile and Colombia show that our spirits can't be contained. After the screening, join QWOCMAP and Bogotá-based sister organization Mujeres al Borde, for a conversation on LesBiTrans Feminism in Latin America.

Estos documentales de Chile y Colombia abarcan desde giros estrafalarios en la angustiosa adolescencia, hasta el amor que las madres tienen por sus hijXs transexuales, mostrando que nuestros espíritus nunca pueden ser contenidos. Subtitulados en Inglés

Brief Nudity
Films are subtitled in English
Program Length: 120 minutes

Films

• Transhumantes (Damian San Martin, 2011)
  For a transgender youth in TRANSHUMANTES, being a man, a woman, a tree, a rock, or an insect are all equally valid possibilities.

  Para unX joven transgénero en TRANSHUMANTES, el ser un hombre, una mujer, un árbol, o una roca son todas posibilidades igualmente válidas.

• Transformers (Billy Muñeka, 2011)
  Playing with mom's old dress and high heels gives a child the liberty to traverse gender in TRANSFORMERS.

  El jugar con el vestido viejo y tacones altos de mamá dan la libertad de atravesar el género en TRANSFORMERS.

• LOKA, LOKA, LOKA (Claudia Anais Rodrìguez Silva, 2011)
  For a transgender woman in LOKA, LOKA, LOKA, education and revolutionary politics convert her from a body to be hated to a being to be loved.

  Para una mujer transexual en LOKA, LOKA, LOKA, la educación la convierte de un cuerpo que se odiaba a un ser que es amado.

• El despertar a una realidad multicolor (Giselle Andrea Sartá Castañeda, 2011)
  A young bisexual wakes up to a bright multi-colored life through the love of her little sister, mother and grandmother in EL DESPERTAR A UNA REALIDAD MULTICOLOR.

  La vida multicolor de una joven bisexual se refleja a través del amor de su familia en EL DESPERTAR A UNA REALIDAD MULTICOLOR.

• ¿Quién me dice qué es el amor? (Paula Fernanda Sánchez Sánchez, 2012)
  Love and desire don't always sleep in the same bed in ¿QUIEN ME DICE QUE ES AL AMOR?

  El amor y el deseo no siempre duermen en la misma cama en ¿QUIEN ME DICE QUE ES AL AMOR?

• Todo un hombre (Michel Riquelme Norambuena, 2011)
  A gender fugitive attempts to societal expectations as a Butch girl only to feel trapped now that he is a man in TODO UN HOMBRE.

  Un fugitivX del género intenta escapar de las expectativas de la sociedad como una niña marimacho sólo para sentirse atrapadX ahora que es TODO UN HOMBRE.

• Transformaciones del Alma (Jimena Norambuena Huenulao, 2012)
  A mother's deep love and wish for happiness for her child transforms her own soul in TRANSFORMACIONES DEL ALMA.

  El profundo amor de una madre por su hijX causa TRANSFORMACIONES DEL ALMA.

Join QWOCMAP and Bogotá-based sister organization Mujeres al Borde, for a conversation on LesBiTrans Feminism in Latin America.

Acompaña a QWOCMAP en una conversación sobre el Feminismo LesBiTrans en América Latina con Mujeres AL BORDE, con sede en Bogotá, Colombia.

Panelists / Panelistas

• Claudia Corredor and María Cristina Rodríguez from Mujeres AL BORDE
• mónica enríquez-enríquez
• Elisa Diana Huerta

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• Chicana/Latina Foundation
• Community United Against Violence
• Queer Cultural Center
• San Francisco Women Against Rape

From LGBTQ first-generation Americans, to queer Africans in the U.S., to drums, sacrament and rituals, these documentaries celebrate the union of struggle and survival, ancestors and community.

Running time: 92 minutes
Q&A with Filmmakers

Films

• Crossing Barriers: To Re-Gay Ourselves (Carolina Reyes, 2012)
  LGBTQ people of color are CROSSING BARRIERS: TO RE-GAY OURSELVES as they navigate identity and acceptance.

• It Gets Messy in Here (Kai Green, 2011)
  IT GETS MESSY IN HERE with the bathroom stories of masculine-identified and transgender folks of color.

• The Arrival (Narissa Lee, 2012)
  Bells chime and herald THE ARRIVAL of queer Asians in Church!

• Looking for Jiro (Tina Takemoto, 2011)
  LOOKING FOR JIRO is a campy take on an interned WWII gay Japanese-American dandy who loves muscular men.

• Bloodlines (Celeste Chan, 2012)
  A lyrical view on Chinese BLOODLINES affected by Angel Island imprisonment.

• Coming in America (Aba Taylor, 2012)
  Queer Africans COMING IN AMERICA share their personal journeys across continents to preserve culture and create community.

• Sacred Space (Ava Square-Levias, 2012)
  Ancestral altars and divine femininity reaffirm our SACRED SPACE.

• De Colores Spirit Warriors (Berenice Dimas, 2012)
  Ceremony, rituals and healing are honored by DE COLORES SPIRIT WARRIORS.

• Drum Love Joy (Shawn Nealy, 2011)
  For 40 years, a legendary drummer has infused her percussion with DRUM LOVE JOY.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

• Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
• Aunt Lute - A Multicultural Women's Press
• GLBT Historical Society
• NIA Collective
• Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
• Youth Speaks

Music by DJ AlmiuX, DJ Black, DJ Emancipacion

From the Audience Award for Best Film to soul shaking music to delicious eats, join us for a fabulous party to close our 8th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival!

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