Queer Black Cinema International Film Festival (Harlem): Oct. 16-18

 

The Queer Black Cinema (QBC) International Film Festival kicks off Friday in Harlem, NY.  The festival will feature black LGBTQ themed films from across the globe and offer panel discussions with industry professionals and community leaders.

 

Films will be screened at two theatres; the Maysles Cinema, where tickets will be sold at the door, and the National Black Theatre.  Visit their website for more information.

 

www.queerblackcinema.org

 

NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE (NBT) - Theater 1      
2031-33 Fifth Ave & 125th Street | Trains: 4,5, 6 train to 125th

 

MAYSLES CINEMA (MC) - Theater 2
343 Malcom X Blvd. btwn 127th & 128th Streets | TRAINS: 2, 3 to 125 Street

 

A trailer for each film is featured below.

 

The QBC Film Festival will also pay tribute to LGBT youth of color who were victims of hate crimes throughout the country on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 3pm to 5pm.  Following the Tribute is a Queer Youth of Color Screening of Christopher Street by Dwight O’Neal & Steven Emmanuel.

 

LGBT YOUTH TRIBUTE PROMO

 

 

UNDERNEATH Friday, Oct. 16 (9PM)

Someone once said we are the choices we have made, underneath these decisions fear and hope are the same. In life one is pressured to make the right decisions. Most decisions rest heavily on one's choice to live for themselves or live for the acceptance of others. "Underneath" captures the compelling journey of a young woman, Taylor Hayes, and her pursuit for happiness, acceptance, and self-discovery. Beneath the veil of sexuality, her deceit invokes the basic human need for love.

 

 

Vintage Families of Value| Fri. Oct. 16 (9PM)

Directed by Thomas Allen Harris|1995|Doc
Vintage is an experimental documentary which looks at three African American families through the eyes of lesbian and gay siblings - including the filmmaker and his younger brother. Three groups of queer siblings use video cameras to articulate the multiple stories that co-exist within the space of family, negotiating sexuality as a point of departure to explore these relationships. Vintage crosses the boundaries of truth, gender, time and power to create a collective and autobiographical portrait of modern American families.

 

 

B.D Women Sat. Oct.17 (1PM)

B.D. WOMEN is a wonderful celebration of the history and culture of Black lesbians. Lively interviews feature Black women talking candidly about their sexual and racial identities. These contemporary views are cleverly interwoven with a dramatized love story, set in the 1920s, in which a sultry romance develops between a gorgeous jazz singer and her stylish butch lover. B.D. WOMEN rewrites the vanished history of Black lesbians' lives in an eloquent and entertaining way.

 

FAMILY: Oct. 17 (7-9PM)

 

 

Opening Film MISSISSIPPI DAMNED: Oct 16 (7 PM)

Wanting to escape was the easy part. Taking place in 1986 and 1998 and based on a true story, three poor, Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence. They independently struggle to escape their circumstances and must decide whether to confront what's plagued their family for generations or succumb to the same crippling fate, forever damned in Mississippi. Bitterly honest and profoundly subtle, writer/director Tina Mabry successfully captures growing up in a world where possibilities and opportunities seem to die in the face of the suffocating reality of physical and sexual abuse, obsession, and a myriad of destructive compulsions.

 

 

Christopher Street: Oct. 17 (5PM)

"Family" is the dramedy feature film centering on the lives of a group of closeted lesbian friends who make a pact to come out together within 30 days. written and directed by Faith Trimel it stars, Charyse Monet, Leslie Gilliam, Fadhia Carmelle Marcelin, Mahogany Ratcliffe, Nikki Klecha, Mykee Selkin, Tarina Vershawn, Blanca Avalos

 

 

Finding Me /Finding Me Truth: Oct.17

A young man has to deal with the fallout of his closest relationships as he comes to accept his homosexuality.

 

 

She Wasn't Last Night: Sat. Oct (9 PM)

 

Beautiful activist Shantel Crockett is slammed by drama as her relationship with young Reyna begins to crumble. As Reyna's dance career goes nowhere, she flounders for something to hold on to. To make matters worse, charming player Jack (Jaqueline) is determined to make Reyna hers...if only for one night. Shantel is forced to face Reyna's despair and decide what kind of life she wants for herself.

 

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