Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP)
presents
"Journey Home Sisterz! - Queer Women of Color Shorts"



followed by
"Q/A Panel with Filmmakers"

Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Rainbow Room
SF LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street, SF

FILMS INCLUDE:
- Sisterz of the Underground: Extra Credit  (Laurie Koh, 2003)
- Every Surface  (Catrina Chaos, 2003)
- A Journey Home  (Mónica Enríquez, 2003)
- We Will Not be Moved!: A Story of Oakland Chinatown  (Ching-In Chen, 2003)
- And You Are?  (Orchid Pusey, 2003)
-  Remember  (Proshat Shekarloo, 2003)
- Mixed Messages  (Stephanie Yang, 2003)
-  Freak  (Leilani Lumen, 2003)
-  Journey of Rice  (Gloria Ng, 2003)
-  Baby Love (Madeleine Lim, 2004)

Event co-presented by National Queer Arts Festival
Event co-sponsored by Queer Asian Women's Services (QAWS)

Program curated by Madeleine Lim


FILM DESCRIPTIONS

Sisterz of the Underground:Extra Credit  (Laurie Koh, 2003)
An all-female hip-hop collective, Sisterz of the Underground, brings the history and culture of hip-hop to the next generation of girls.  Laurie Koh can frequently be found haunting Mission coffeeshops, playing music in her room, or napping.  She is currently an editorial assistant at Girlfriends Magazine.  This is her first film.
Every Surface  (Catrina Chaos, 2003)
This film is about the wealth of graffiti art that covers virtually every surface of our streets - rooftops, boxcars at train stations, tunnels, ditches - art that slips by us as we ride the bus and drive our cars to nowhere.  Catrina Chaos was born Brown in Manila, Philippines.  She likes puzzles and asking questions.  Her work is informed by hip-hop, punk rock, do-it-yourself and street art.  She is proud of her ethnic culture of revolution.
A Journey Home  (Mónica Enríquez, 2003)
This poetic film depicts home, community and immigration for three queer Latina women in San Francisco and illustrates the ways in which they heal from and resist these oppressions.  Mónica Enríquez is a queer Latina originally from Colombia.  She creates social change through art and activism.  She's active in the anti-war movement and raises consciousness about the struggles in Latin American countries.
We Will Not Be Moved!: A Story Of Oakland Chinatown  (Ching-In Chen, 2003)
Inspired by resistance to the evictions of Pacific Renaisance Plaza tenants in 2003, this poem-film pairs images of every day life in Oakland Chinatown with lyrical words.  Ching-In Chen.  poemsender.  a loudmouth organizer hoping for liberation.  sometimes bridge, sometimes islanderdweller. karaoke singer.  budding filmmaker.  keeper of secrets, scraps and misplaced beauty.
And You Are?  (Orchid Pusey, 2003)
Through the stories of five generations of mothers and daughters, this film explores our names, their relationship to oppression and identity, and how they affect who is preserved in history and who is lost.  Orchid Pusey grew up in Beijing, China, and rural Pennsylvania.  She is sustained by her anti-violence and community building work, her singing, her girlfriend, and her superstar mom and grandmother.  This is her first film.
Remember  (Proshat Shekarloo, 2003)
This film explores the complexity involved in domestic violence as the filmmaker confronts her past abuse by her father.  Proshat Shekarloo is originally from Iran. She works with women and their communities that have been impacted by domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, sexual assault and hate crimes.
Mixed Messages  (Stephanie Yang, 2003)
An unexpected visit challenges the way a young woman engages with her family.  Stephanie Yang is Taiwanese/ European American and often digs into that experience to frame the stories she tells.  She hopes to continue to create positive change through art, passion and her voice.
Freak  (Leilani Lumen, 2003)
In a (not so) fictionalized U.S., the government rabidly regulates sexual practices.  A young woman fears the consequences of a kinky love affair, breaks it off and checks into a sexual reorientation facility.  Leilani Lumen is a web programmer, writer and filmmaker.  Her works have been screened at the Toronto International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Ladyfest Out West, CineKink, and Lesbian Looks Film Festival.
Journey of Rice  (Gloria Ng, 2003)
This hilarious film chronicles three rice sacks vying for the Rice Queen 2003 Rice Bowl.  Basmati, Jasmine and Wild - who will be queen?  Gloria Ng is a healing arts practitioner, instructor, and lifetime student with a bent in the creative arts.
Baby Love  (Madeleine Lim, 2004)
A sensual poem that explores desire.

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