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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

Second Generation Queer

Shorts Programs / 95 mins

Second Generation Queer

Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
Tuesday | May 8, 2018 9:00 pm

Description

Filmmakers in attendance.

sec·ond-gen·er·a·tion – adj. The offspring of immigrants to a particular country. Exploring the tension of navigating the cultural expectations of both a family from a foreign land and a society who treats you like “other,” this collection of LGBTQ shorts celebrates the beauty and texture of intersectionality. – Sheryl Santacruz

Co-presented with Community Partners: Satrang, API-Equality, East West Players

In This Program

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    MAYBE

    Kat Cole / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, LGBTQIA+ / 10 mins
    After a chance encounter in Waikiki, a young Filipino girl begins to explore her gender identity in secret.

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    ABLUTION

    Omar Al Dakheel / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Spiritual, Student / 15 mins
    The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion.

  3. DAUGHTER

    Amanda Lee / USA / 2017 / Family, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Women / 5 mins
    An immigrant mother loves and fears for her transgender daughter in the modern United States in this intimate poem.

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    DECODING DARKMATTER

    Crystal Waterton / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Documentary, Experimental, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, Satire, Social Issues, Women / 21 mins
    Go behind the scenes with transgender poetry act, DarkMatter, as they tackle organizing the NYC premiere of "It Gets Better," a transgender activist play.

  5. HOÀI (ONGOING/MEMORY)

    Quyên Nguyen-Le / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Social Issues, Women / 10 mins
    This exploration of the conflict between a young, queer, Vietnamese American woman and her refugee father delves into themes of social activism, homelands, and belonging.

  6. KHOL (OPEN)

    Faroukh Virani / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Comedy, Drama, LGBTQIA+ / 12 mins
    When his father passes away, Vijay is forced to return home after a 10 year estrangement and open up to his mother about his sexuality.

  7. LIMBOLAND

    Melanie Ramos / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Women / 18 mins
    An estranged father and daughter go on a wild goose chase in search of the missing body of their loved one minutes before the funeral.

  8. RED

    Yuchao Feng / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Coming of Age, Drama, Family, International, LGBTQIA+ / 4 mins
    A teen finds comfort, freedom, and affirmation dressing in “women’s clothing,” until they see their father on the street.

Dates & Times

Second Generation Queer

Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
Tuesday | May 8, 2018 9:00 pm