QWOCMAP presents 3rd Annual Queer Women of Color Fim Festival
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at the Brava Theater,
2781 24th Street,
San Francisco, CA

3rd Annual
Queer Women of Color Film Festival

Festival Schedule - by Director Name


  DIRECTORS

Kimberly Alvarenga, 2006 - FASHION RESISTANCE TO MILITARISM
A fresh and provocative look at the military's influence on fashion and popular culture. Kimberly Alvarenga was raised in the San Francisco and directs the Economic Justice and Human Rights Program at the Women of Color Resource Center in Oakland.

Charlotte Young Bowens, 2007 - SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN
This raw short captures the chance laundromat encounter between a woman and the son she was forced to abandon years ago.

Kenya Briggs, 2006 - AGAINST OUR BETTER NATURE
This insightful documentary explores the impact of the death penalty on individuals and on society. Kenya Briggs studied opera singing at USC, acting at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and was a professional television reporter.

Mary Ann Brooks, 2007 - ERZULIE'S TEARS
The spirit of the Haitian Voudoun goddess of love saturates this haunting and lyrical film. Mary Ann Brooks is a San Francisco-based dancer and performance artist fascinated with angles of light.

Letesa Bruce, 2007 - SLANG IT LIKE YOU OWN IT
Shades of meaning challenge a Black lesbian from the suburbs in this laugh-out-loud comedy. Letesa Bruce is a San Francisco native passionate about writing songs, laughing and now making films.

Kawana Bullock, 2004 - A LETTER TO YOU
An Afro-Latina's sense of self is explored in this touching video correspondence to her father.

Virada Chatikul, 2006 - BOON KHUN
Three students of traditional Thai dance reflect on the challenges of belonging, identity and expectation. Virada Chatikul is a San Francisco native and coordinates YouthCares, an after-school youth development program for immigrant youth.

Mel Chen, 2007 - LOCAL GROWN CORN
A difficult yet beloved childhood for a Chinese kid in Midwestern cornfields becomes a cipher of time and space. Mel Chen obsesses about language, migration and queers by day; basks in landscapes, music and love by night; and searches for the key to put it all together.

Alyssa Contreras, 2006 - PUBLIC OUTBURSTS
A routine urban commute explores what provokes and defines insanity. Alyssa Contreras is a recent graduate of Mills College and enjoys exploring concepts of race, gender and U.S. Imperialism.

Sara Zia Ebrahimi, 2005 - ACHIEVEMENTS OF EXILE
An Iranian woman pours her reflections around family and identity into a visual journal.

Monica Enriquez, 2007 - ESCRITO
A lyrical film about the contradictions of being a queer immigrant in the U.S.

Cherisma Feril, 2007 - LETTER OF INTENT
A young woman working in a law firm fantasizes about a romantic interlude with the beautiful attorney she works with. Cherisma Feril is a SAG actor in the pursuit of telling stories through film.

Claudia Gomez-Arteaga, 2006 - MANIFESTING OUR DESTINY
High-school students fight a system that criminalizes them for being undocumented.

Adriana Gordon, 2006 - ADIOS BABA
An ironic tale of liberty and revenge between father and daughter. Adriana Gordon is a Chicana voice-over artist, stage performer, and generally good-hearted misanthrope.

Jolie Harris, 2007 - 60 YEARS OF THE SAME
The legacy of racism in Higher Education is told through the stories of early Black educators and the voices of current students. Jolie Harris is a first-time filmmaker, artist and social justice consultant committed to transforming oppressive frameworks and living the revolution.

Sarah Beth Harris, 2006 - WALLOW
Sometimes serious, sometimes silly, a confused new filmmaker struggles to find a story amongst her many ideas. Sarah Beth Harris has lived half of her 40 yrs in Iowa and half in Minnesota, works with children and teaches herself filmmaking.

Vanessa Huang, 2007 - PRAY TING AI FLY
This experimental short is a meditation on migration, memory and survival; a love poem for family, earth, wind, and water; a prayer call for flight and transformation. Vanessa Huang is a first-generation Chinese-American activist, writer, and cultural worker who lives in Oakland.

Liliana Hueso, 2006 - WHO IS HE?
This mixed-genre film portrays the experiences of women who were previously married in heterosexual relationships but have now found fulfillment with a female partner. Liliana Hueso was a TV producer and camerawoman with Telemundo KSTS Channel 48 for 4 years.

Marianne Jensen, 2006 - FATHER'S DAY
Inspired by true events, this short looks at a young girl who gets an unexpected letter in the mail and her world starts to change. Marianne Jensen has worked on several films as assistant director, director of photography and in post-production.

Crystal John, 2007 - ACTS OF LOVE
Seen through the eyes of Black women, this film explores the dualities between the material world and spiritual well-being using meditation practices. Crystal John practices meditation to bring her closer to love, understanding and awareness of self.

Vassilisa Johri, 2007 - THAT'S WHY I HATE FEMALES
This provocative film confronts the myth of women's liberation and explores how women heal from internalized sexism. Vassilisa Johri is a social justice worker, artist, and first-time filmmaker committed to fighting oppression by remembering that love is the real revolution.

Joy Lam, 2006 - LETTING GO OF AN ATTACHMENT
An intense and bittersweet breakup after a six-year relationship. Joy Lam is an east coast native working in the financial industry.

Min Sook Lee, 2006 - BORDERLESS
Love crosses borders when an undocumented mother works to take care of children in Canada in order to send love to her own daughter in the Caribbean.

Christine Liang, 2006 - INFINITE BREATH
The luminous romance and desire between two Chinese American lesbians transcends the boundaries of time, place and reality. Christine Liang works, plays and imagines in San Francisco and hopes to realize her vision through many more films.

Jackie Loville, 2006 - NEED TO TALK
Betrayed by her girlfriend, Vanessa considers suicide. Jackie Loville is a San Francisco native and lover of films.

Cecilla Madrigal, 2006 - ONE MORE DAY
Heart-filled and heart wrenching, a low-income heart transplant patient is willing to try anything to stay alive. Cecilla Madrigal is a queer Latina fighter, always with a smile no matter what comes her way.

Claudia A. Mercado, 2002 - LADY OF MOTION
Xicanas take an insightful road trip, along with tattooing lessons of trust and healing.

Maiana Minahal, 2007 - PASALIG / FAITH
Mysterious messages from a spiritual ancestor wash over a queer Filipina in this mystical short. Maiana Minahal was Program Director of Poetry for the People and a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley.

Kisha Montgomery, 2006 - CHILD OF GOD
A woman heals from her history of abuse by connecting with her divine nature and her ancestry in present time. Kisha Montgomery. Warrior. Empath. Service. Spirit. Word.

Arwyn Moore, 2006 - ELEVEN
A filmmaker pays a tender and loving tribute to her life-partner of eleven years. Arwyn Moore is a writer and teacher who lives in San Francisco with her partner Mary and their dog Frito.

Celestina Pearl, 2007 - LAS MANANITAS
A queer Latina paints an evocative and loving portrait of her grandmother, their shared adventures and love of life. Celestina Pearl is a fierce Chicana queer femme performance and visual artist, poet, bruja, nurse and now the creator of a short film about her Nana.

Yaya Raiz, 2007 - BIENVENIDA
This short intimately portrays the experiences of queer Latinas entering U.S. borders.

Lori Rillera, 2002 - GRRRLY GIRL
Hauntingly beautiful visuals tell the story of one survivor.

Maya Santos, 2006 - TO TRANSGRESS: A MEDITATION
This lyrical and beautiful experimental documentary explores the moment a Filipina leaves everything she knows. Maya Santos, queer, Filipina, poet, architect, multi-media artist, documentarian, and radio programmer, born and raised in Seattle, now residing in Oakland.

G.G., 2007 - BODY IMAGE
African American women examine their perception of beauty and body image. G.G. is a native of Pasadena currently residing in Oakland where her creative talents have flourished in photography and filmmaking.

Belinda Sullivan, 2007 - FLOWER FOKES
In this hilarious animated short, colorful characters blend gender and sexuality in this topical queer family bouquet. A freelance vocal artist, actor and storyteller, Belinda 'beli' Sullivan also works as sound engineer and commercial announcer/producer in radio.

Brenda Williams, 2007 - PRACTICE MAKES...
A young dancer and a violist demonstrate their art through practice and discuss what drives them in their art. Brenda Williams is a first-time filmmaker by night and communicates through art via filmmaking.

Erin Wood, 2007 - THE SAINT
Darkly humorous, the picture of a Mammy is more than black and white. Erin Wood, a filmmaker and screenwriter, was recently selected as a 2007 Fellow in the Guy Hanks & Marvin Miller Screenwriting Program in Los Angeles.

Kiki Zerrudo, 2007 - IT TAKES A VILLAGE...
This compelling documentary examines the challenges of a queer single mum raising a male child. Kiki Zerrudo is a single mother who works for a global consulting firm.

 
FEATURED PANEL - Representations of Queer Black Women in the Media:
Cheryl Dunye, Shari Frilot, Tina Mabry / Jewelle Gomez, T. Kebo Drew
COCKTAIL RECEPTION FUNDRAISER with Guest Panelists
CLOSING NIGHT PARTY



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