Closing Night Screening
SAFE SPACE, NO PLACE

Sunday, June 14, 2020
7:00pm PST
TRT: 74 minutes

From blooming havens for Black women to conversations among Latinas that yield hope to joy and resilience that counter oppression, these films show us that we can weather and grow in any conditions.

In the foreground, five dark brown skin womyn of Nigerian/African descent, all wearing light woven sun hats with wide brims, sit in grass around a small garden, picking leaves and talking to one another. From left to right: The woman furthest to the left has curly dark brown hair, is wearing purple top with red polka dots and white pants, one leg in front of her and bracketing her basket, looking down at the large light green leaf that she’s holding. Next to her is a woman wearing a light top with flower/tassels embroidered on the front, yellow patterned pants, one hand holding her basket and the other reaching across the woman to her left leg into the dirt. In the middle is a woman with green leaves sticking out from the brim of her hat, wearing light green patterned dress with orange trim, looking down at the light green leaf she’s holding in both hands. Her arm rests above a basket filled with green stalks poking out of the left side. Next to her is a woman sitting on a stool, black stripes on her chin, wearing a blue yellow and grey patterned loose top and white shorts, holding a plant and showing it to the women on her right. The two women furthest to the right are younger. The one sitting next to the stool is also holding the plant, hat tipped back, looking down and smiling, wearing a dark blue patterned dress, and in her lap is a basket of green plants. The woman furthest to the right is wearing a multicolored dress and in her lap is a basket with only one plant; she has light brown curly hair, one leg tucked underneath the other which is pressed against the garden fence. The garden is full of purple lettuce, red and green chard, yellow and green lettuce. In the background two pairs of dark brown skin women of African/Nigerian descent stand and stroll through the grass. Dark green trees with flowers fill the background.

Mino: A Diasporic Myth
Ashunda Norris

An African Indigenous Mayo Yoreme genderfluid child with dark brown skin and an African nonbinary child with dark brown skin are hugging and lying on top of a medium brown gender fluid person of Mayo Yoreme Native descent. They’re lying on the beach in front of a rock cave. The child lying on top is smiling at the camera, wearing a pink jacket and dark brown curly hair in a ponytail. The child in the middle is smiling widely with closed eyes, wearing a light blue long sleeve shirt and dark brown curly hair held in a ponytail by pink fabric. The genderfluid person is lying on their back, smiling with their eyes closed and face up. They have long dark brown curly hair, bright blue fabric earrings and a matching tank top with white skirt and a beaded necklace.

Nimitztlazohtla
Vivian Renteria

Four women sit in light brown wooden chairs, all wearing light blue fabric draped over their white shirts like habits, looking down at their folded hands and praying. The young white woman on the left side and in the foreground, has glasses and long light brown hair in a ponytail. Behind her is a young Chinese woman with light brown skin and black hair in a ponytail. On the right is a young Latina woman with light brown skin and shoulder length black hair. Behind her is a young white woman with light brown hair. In the center of the image a young Latina woman with light brown skin and shoulder length brown hair stands in front of an altar and a statue of the Virgin Mary holding a cross. The statue is lit by yellow light, with green plants and a golden vase next to its alcove.

HABIT
Amanda Vigil

A Latinx woman with medium brown skin looks at herself in the mirror. She has light brown shoulder length hair and is wearing a warm orange shirt. To her left is a bright blue wall with another small round mirror.

The Adjustment
Laura Flores

A black and white image of a nonbinary Mexican American person with light brown skin, dark hair past their ears, moustache and beard staring at the cut strands of hair that they hold up in their hands. They aren’t wearing a shirt, and they stand in front of a white door.

Una Separación
Mateo Vargas

Two archways of the Palace of Fine Arts loom in the early morning light, with stone columns and carved trophies. The top of the sky is dark blue and filled with clouds, descending into a light blue gradient. The sun is beginning to rise, with light orange and pale yellow streaks at the bottom of the arches.

Post Prismatic
Joel Sedano

An East Asian woman with light brown skin smiles brightly at the camera, middle finger proudly in front of her face displaying a rainbow metal ring. She has dark brown hair pulled back into a ponytail with wisps of hair framing her face, yellow earrings, and black hoodie. Behind her is a beige wall with blue edges.

Gay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy
Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim

A mixed race Latinx woman with medium brown skin and light brown hair highlighted with blonde stands outside at night, wearing a black bandana as a headband, red lipstick, and a black hoodie. She is making eye contact with someone with short dark hair standing in shadow to the right of the image. To her left is the edge of someone’s arm. Behind her is a metal chain link fence and bright lights.

580 East
Jen Robles

A medium brown skinned mother and child of African descent stand in front of an olive house with red stairs leading up to a steel gate door. The mother wears a light blue sweater, dark blue sweats, and two dark brown braids and stands behind the child, who wears a dark blue jacket, grey jeans, a light blue shirt, and light brown curly hair.

Capitol & Broad
Tanea Lunsford Lynx

A black and white image of a Black man with dark brown skin sitting on a black horse. The man is on the right side of the image and slightly out of focus, smiling, wearing closely cropped hair and a sweatshirt with bold lettering. The horse is in the left foreground of the image, with a studded leather bridle and a small patch of white hair on its forehead.

Oklahoma is Black
Melinda James