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Opening Night Screening: Roots Entwined
Friday, June 12, 2020
7:00pm PST
Noodles & Incense by Rey Tang
- Grief, death
Natural by Beatriz Cadenas
- Emotional abuse
- Mentions of homophobia
A Love Letter to Navkiran by Navkiran Kaur
- References to childhood trauma, abuse, and violence
Sweetmess by Ashley Marbella Noble and Mel Octaviano Rosal
- Not fitting in to family expectations
- Emotional pain
Light in Dark Places by Lagueria Davis
- Death, grief
- Implied homophobia
Tessellation – A Take on Intersectionality by MK Veniegas
- References to discomfort with gender identity
Every Goddamn New Jordan by Natalie Kim
- Implied homophobia
Love & Pride by Syren Jordan
- Argument
- Emotionally abusive language
Conversations with Atlas by Tierra Frost
- Imagining death
Crashing by Nathalie Isabel Raiz-Anaya
- Mental illness, bipolar depression
Finding Ambiance by Kayla Patterson
- Negative self-talk
How to Respect Gender Pronouns by Imani Outen
- Misgendering
Centerpiece Screening: Planet Love
Saturday, June 13, 2020
7:00pm PST
The Whistle by StormMiguel Florez
- Mentions of bullying, homophobia, and transphobia
Nightcap by Nicole De Meneses
- Brief nudity
- Fake blood
Closing Night Screening: Safe Space, No Place
Sunday, June 14, 2020
7:00pm PST
Mino: A Diasporic Myth by Ashunda Norris
- Pregnancy termination
The Adjustment by Laura Flores
- Immigration process, fear
Una Separación by Mateo Vargas
- Mentions of deportation, forced family separation
- Fear, children crying
Post Prismatic by Joel Sedano
- Mentions of transphobia, hate crimes, and violence against transgender Black women
Gay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy by Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim
- Swearing
- Mentions of abusive relationship
- Transphobia, misgendering
580 East by Jen Robles
- Incarceration, displacement
Capitol & Broad by Tanea Lunsford Lynx
- Displacement