QUEER SPOTLIGHT
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
4:00 PM
Blind Angels: Durham, North Carolina (USA) | IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
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BLIND ANGELS: DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
NW Coast Premiere | Short Documentary | Official Selection Rated: PG: 13 Country: USA Director: Umbreen Butt Year: 2022 Genre: LGBTQ+, Social Issue, Health Running Time: 9 min. English, Spanish w/ English subtitles Synopsis: In Durham, North Carolina, a vibrant and diverse queer chosen family has formed around José Romero, a charismatic organizer who is living with HIV. Together, in a place with unique and daunting challenges, José and their friends are modeling grassroots change, working together to create a community of love, activism, and mutual support. “Sunflowers turn to each other when they can’t find the sun,” Romero says, describing their mission. “That’s the kind of work I want to do: finding the light, even when it seems impossible.” |
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IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
NW Coast Premiere | Feature Documentary | In Competition Co-Presented by Seattle Queer Film Festival Rated: PG: 13 Country: Dominican Republic Director: Victoria Linares Villegas Year: 2022 Genre: LGBTQ+, Drama, Biography Running Time: 84 minutes Spanish w/ English subtitles Synopsis: A revelation about Oscar Torres, her unknown and once world-famous queer filmmaker cousin, sends Victoria down a path of self-discovery through reconstructions of his intimate memories living in the 1950’s authoritarian Caribbean, as Victoria leads re-enactments of his unproduced screenplays with the family who erased him. *Mask and Vaccine Card Required |
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CLOSING NIGHT
Saturday, OCTOBER 15
6:00 PM
No Matter What (USA) & Carajita (Dominican Republic)
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NO MATTER WHAT
NW Coast Premiere | Short Narrative | Official Selection Rated: PG: 13 Country: USA Director: Christopher James Thompson Genre: Drama Year: 2022 Running Time: 10 min. English Stars: Brian Cobos, Kelsey Priblisky, Eric Davis Synopsis: A relationship is tested during a crisis beyond anyone's control. |
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CARAJITA
NW Coast Premiere | Feature Narrative | In Competition Rated: PG: 13 Country: Dominican Republic, Argentina Director: Silvina Schnicer, Ulises Porra Year: 2021 Genre: Drama Running Time: 86 min. Spanish w/ English subtitles Stars: Cecile Van Welie, Magnolia Muñez, Adelanny Padilla, Genesis Buret Synopsis: Sara and her nanny Yarisa have a relationship that transcends their class and race conditions: they are the closest thing to a daughter-mother; but an accident will test their intimate loyalty, and the innocent illusion of never separating. *Mask and Vaccine Card Required |
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Ark Lodge Cinemas | 4816 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118