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

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

(From left to right) A medium brown skin woman of African American descent with long blue hair stares to her right solemnly, lips pursed; she’s wearing a black long sleeve shirt. A Latinx woman with medium brown skin with long blonde hair stares slightly to her left, wearing dark lipstick and black long sleeve shirt. In the middle is a Latinx woman with light brown skin and short brown braids standing with her hands gesturing in front of her, wearing black padded chest armor, black and white long sleeve shirt, and futuristic reflective sunglasses. An African American woman with dark brown skin stares directly at the camera, wearing dark red lipstick, clear-jeweled necklace, short cropped light hair and long black sleeve shirt. A light skinned woman looks down, brow furrowed; she’s wearing similar reflective sunglasses, black t shirt, and has short dark brown hair.

Films

Opening Night Screening

An Asian American woman with light brown skin floats underwater with her arms above her head, looking thoughtfully to her right. She’s wearing a knit red turtleneck and red lipstick, and the light casts a purple hue over her face. Immediately to her left is a cascade of golden light, and the background is pure black that blends with her hair.
Noodles & Incense
Rey Tang

Closeup shot of a dark purple shoot of flowers, with spiderwebs stringing from each flower. The background is unfocused with many light circles and a light brown color.
Natural
Beatriz Cadenas

A queer Sikh Punjabi nonbinary femme with medium brown skin and curly dark brown hair lays on her side in bed, looking reflectively to her right. The image has an orange-pink hue.
A Love Letter to Navkiran
Navkiran Kaur

A young Brown queer non-binary person with medium brown skin and short black hair sticks their tongue out and smiles as they hold a crushed green lime up above their head. They have bright green pulp dripping down their hands and chin, wearing bright knit green earrings against a bright orange background.
sweetmess
Ashley Marbella Noble & Melissa Octaviano Rosal

A Black woman with dark brown skin woman lays sleeping on her side in bed with her eyes closed and arms tucked underneath her cheek. A white woman is watching her in the far right of the image; only the tips of her hair, her neck and her shoulders can be seen. The sleeping woman is wearing a grey long sleeved shirt and straight black hair; the pillow she’s sleeping on is white, and the lighting casts a grey-blue color on the image.
Light in Dark Places
Lagueria Davis

A genderfluid queer Pilipinx person with medium brown skin and short black hair stands under the shower, with closed eyes, hands gripping both sides of their neck, and mouth slightly parted. They are wearing two large clear jeweled earrings and are naked. The lighting is a warm brown /beige color.
Tessellation - A Take on Intersectionality
MK Veniegas

A closeup shot of a gay Japanese American man with medium brown skin smiling at the camera. He’s positioned to the right of the image, with short black hair and short beard and mustache, wearing a pink bandana. His head is framed by a pink hula hoop and a green metal arch with dark green leaves and tree branches in the background.
every goddamn new jordan
Natalie Kim

A queer half Chinese, half Malay woman with medium brown skin looks fiercely at the camera, one fist raised in front of her face. Her dark brown hair is in two braids, and she’s wearing a black tank top. The lighting is warm, casting an orange hue on her skin, and the background is dark red and black.
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Kristal Chan

A Filipina woman with medium brown skin is kissing a medium brown skinned Puerto Rican woman in dark orange lighting. The woman on the left of the photo is wearing a red tank top with pierced ears, closed eyes, and long black hair. The woman on the right of the photo is wearing a black tank top and has brown hair.
Love & Pride
Syren Jordan

A close up image of a Black woman with dark brown skin looking to the bottom right of the image, reading a piece of paper. She has black twists with gold beads and is wearing a black tank top. She’s sitting outside, in front of an open white door and blue shingled wall.
Conversations with Atlas
Tierra Frost

An agender Black person with dark brown skin, short curly light brown hair, wearing glasses, a nose piercing, a ring on their third finger, overalls and a floral grey shirt looks down in frustration. A Black Masc Presenting Womxn to their right looks at them; we can see their hair and part of their neck. The background behind both of them is white.
Crashing
Nathalie Isabel Raiz-Anaya

Two women are standing on a beach with blue sky and a hill dotted with houses in the background. On the left, a Black Filipina woman with dark brown skin and curly black hair wears a black wetsuit and holds a bright blue surfboard while looking to the right at a white Latinx woman with light skin and blonde hair. The white Latinx woman is looking to her left and is wearing a black bikini.
Finding Ambiance
Kayla Patterson

A black and white image of two young Black people sitting on a couch, facing each other and laughing. On the left, a young Black woman with medium brown skin and long dark curly hair wears a striped dress. On the right, a young Black nonbinary person points to their left, wearing a fedora, dark sweater over white button down, and slacks.
How to Respect Gender Pronouns
Imani Outen

A young Chinese nonbinary person with medium brown skin and short black hair, and a young Latinx woman with medium brown skin and long brown hair sit outside on a black bench, both holding up yellow fruit and looking at one another. In the background there are dark green rosemary bushes with purple flowers, and green trees with red flowers. The young Chinese person is wearing a dark navy windbreaker over a dark blue t shirt with white lettering. The young Latinx woman is wearing a jacket that’s blue on the outside and white with red stripes on the inside, and a warm brown shirt.
Slice by Slice
Ames Ma & Chey Yen

Two Black queer womyn wrap their arms around each other and smile. The womyn on the left has shoulder-length black hair with gold beads, wearing a black tank top and grinning as she puts her arms around the other woman’s shoulders. The womyn on the right has long black braids with gold thread, wearing a long-sleeved black shirt while looking down and smiling as she reaches her hand up to hold the other woman’s arm. They’re standing against a warm beige background with orange lighting.
Temperance
Shyla Hardwick

Centerpiece Screening

(From left to right) A medium brown skin woman of African American descent with long blue hair stares to her right solemnly, lips pursed; she’s wearing a black long sleeve shirt. A Latinx woman with medium brown skin with long blonde hair stares slightly to her left, wearing dark lipstick and black long sleeve shirt. In the middle is a Latinx woman with light brown skin and short brown braids standing with her hands gesturing in front of her, wearing black padded chest armor, black and white long sleeve shirt, and futuristic reflective sunglasses. An African American woman with dark brown skin stares directly at the camera, wearing dark red lipstick, clear-jeweled necklace, short cropped light hair and long black sleeve shirt. A light skinned woman looks down, brow furrowed; she’s wearing similar reflective sunglasses, black t shirt, and has short dark brown hair.
Planet Z
Jen Robles

A collage of laid out photos of White and Latinx cis teenage girls and Latinx gender non-binary teens, smiling at the camera, playing, dancing, eating, kissing cheeks. Many of the photos are faded/yellowed and appear to be relatively old.
The Whistle
StormMiguel Florez

A white nonbinary person with short light ginger hair looks up to their left with a furrowed brow, sitting on bleachers outside. They’re wearing a grey and yellow flannel, white shirt, and dark grey backwards baseball cap. One of their arms is bent and resting at a diagonal on the bleacher above them. The background is a green field and sand.
LoverGirl
Shawna Khorasani

A genderqueer Asian American person with medium brown skin climbs polished wooden stairs, a serious look on their face. They’re wearing a low V vest, dark belt, and black jeans, and have short cropped black hair. Their left hand is grasping the banister, and their right hand is at their side, holding two empty glasses. Above them stretches a polished wooden railing, and below and behind them is a warm yellow and red carpet, chandelier, green plant, and two dark wooden doors.
Nightcap
Nicole De Meneses

Closing Night Screening

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

Four people sit indoors talking to one another, two facing the camera and two facing the others. (Left to right) We see the profile of a nonbinary Ibibio and Igbo person, as they look to the right. They have dark brown skin, a red beanie, and glasses. A queer Black woman with dark brown skin, short curly dark brown hair, and wire rimmed glasses has one hand on her thigh and the other adjusting her glasses, smiling. She wears a pink dress and a pinstriped blazer with several pastel buttons on the lapel. A Black nonbinary person with dark brown skin, short black hair, dark sunglasses, black snapback, black shirt with white graphics, black bandana, and grey pants sits with their arms crossed in front of them. Furthest to the right, a Black woman with dark brown skin, curly black hair, glasses, and a white hooded sweater rests her left arm on the arm of her chair. In the background is a white wall decorated with several posters and fairy lights.
Maroon House
Alicia Rodriguez

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