Wicked Queer 39

US PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

THROWBACK FROM 

BIPOC shorts: Ubuntu

I Am Because of Who We Are

Saturday

Apr 1

@

3:30 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 39

SHORT FILM PROGRAM

BIPOC shorts: Ubuntu

I Am Because of Who We Are

Saturday

,

Apr 1

@

3:30 pm

With in person.

Wicked Queer 39

US PREMIERE

WORLD PREMIERE

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT

BIPOC shorts: Ubuntu

I Am Because of Who We Are

Saturday

Apr 1

@

3:30 pm

ArtsEmerson Paramount Center

With 
 in person.
Director
Year
Run Time
min
Country
Language
PROGRAM Time
minutes
Content warning:
This film is presented in
with English subtitles.
There is a word in South Africa; Ubuntu. It is a concept or philosophy recognizing that we are all tied together in infinite ways that can seem invisible to the eye. That there is a oneness, a wholeness to humanity; that we achieve our true selves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us - and vice versa. I hope this year’s BIPOC program takes you on a journey of the thoughts, feelings, connections, visibility, relatability, awareness, emotions, pain, strength and so much more that is the beating pulse behind the vastness of the African diaspora.
Wicked Queer is proud to co-present this program with

Presented with...

Program includes...

This short film program includes the following films:

Kevin

11
min 
Content warning:
A chance encounter with a stranger, Alex, at a record store leads Kevin on an over-thinker’s journey to discover what this new relationship is.
DIRECTOR
Tony Moore, Wesley Quinn
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
n/a

Egúngún (Masquerade)

14
min 
Content warning:
Seeking healing, a woman must return to Lagos, the city of her birth.
DIRECTOR
Olive Nwosu
COUNTRY
Nigeria
LANGUAGE
English

Miss Misery

18
min 
Content warning:
After being broken up with by her girlfriend, a willful nineteen year old must recount her past mistakes during a visit with her estranged older sister.
DIRECTOR
Keely Martin
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English

The Devil Inside Me

5
min 
Content warning:
A grieving mother believing her son to be possessed by the devil, forces him through a spiritual-religious cleansing. ‘The Devil Inside’ is a poetic exploration of ‘Love’ and the grotesque mutations it can take. A surreal, horror-infused look at a Mother whose intense protective love of her child and innate belief in a deity incite her to take measures that will dismember her son’s trust in her and the world around him. Without acceptance there can be no trust, without trust there can be no love.
DIRECTOR
Gabriel Arrahnio
COUNTRY
UK
LANGUAGE
English

Don't Text Your Ex

14
min 
Content warning:
Surviving a global pandemic being Queer, cute and still in love with your ex.
DIRECTOR
Jo Gustin
COUNTRY
Canada
LANGUAGE
English

I Identify as Me

11
min 
Content warning:
*I Identify as Me* is a character-based, experimental short film that highlights Trans, gender-diverse people and masculine-presenting women who are Black and Brown. Each character’s intersectional experiences connect us with common themes of their gender expressions outside of social norms, self-exploration, and affirming their true selves. Characters shed light on the reality of violence and murder that can be inflicted due to someone’s race, gender, and sexuality. Despite these systematic and social challenges, the characters reaffirm that acceptance and self-love are the paths forward.
DIRECTOR
Tina Colleen, Monick Monell
COUNTRY
USA
LANGUAGE
English

Eye of the Veil

23
min 
Content warning:
After the sudden death of her pregnant partner, a closeted attorney must embrace her sexuality and humanity, as she seeks custody of their newborn.
DIRECTOR
Dorothy A. Atabong
COUNTRY
Canada
LANGUAGE
English

Tabanca

12
min 
Content warning:
Dampened by office life during a wet Vancouver winter, a genderqueer Trinidadian woman, Marlinn, misses out on the chance to celebrate Carnival season back home. Until, one night, they discover that the power of masquerade is within them no matter where they are.
DIRECTOR
Lauren Marsden
COUNTRY
Canada
LANGUAGE
English