Migration - 2020 16th Annual San Francisco International Queer Women of Color Film Festival

Una Separación
Mateo Vargas

A nonbinary Latinx prunes away the loss of a forced separation.

Content Warning: Fear, children crying, mentions of deportation and forced family separation

Bio: Mateo Vargas is a queer non-binary Mexican-American filmmaker and visual artist, focusing on the intersections of identity, borders, and mixed Latinx heritage. Their work seeks to deconstruct the colonial politicization/oppression of the body and indoctrination of the mind.

Instagram: @_mateo_vargas
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/mate0vargas

Closing Night Screening: Safe Space, No Place

Sunday, June 14, 2020

7:00 pm

The Adjustment
Laura Flores

Conversations with friends yield hope for an undocumented woman.

Content Warning: Immigration process, fear

Bio: Laura Flores is an immigrant from Mexico with a passion for transformative change.

Closing Night Screening: Safe Space, No Place

Sunday, June 14, 2020

7:00 pm

The Whistle
StormMiguel Florez

A trans Latinx man unearths a secret code germinated by Albuquerque lesbians.

Content Warning: Mentions of bullying, homophobia, transphobia

Bio: StormMiguel Florez is a trans, queer Latinx filmmaker and actor whose work includes The Whistle (Producer/Director), MAJOR! (Editor/Co-Producer 2015), I’ve Been to Manhattan (Producer/Director/Editor 2012), & Vulveeta (Actor/Editor - in production). He is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 23 years. He lives with his wyfe (fellow filmmaker and collaborator Annalise Ophelian), and his 3.5 chihuahuas.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StormMiguelFlorez/
Instagram & Twitter: @stormmiguel
Website: http://www.dykewhistle.com

Centerpiece Screening: Planet Love

Saturday, June 13, 2020

7:00 pm