Join Re elout Queer Film Festival and the Kingston Frontenac Public Library fo r a screening of The Splendor of Gender Shorts. The films are unrated and recommended for an adult audience.
\nReelout and the Friends of the Library have generously sponsored 20 free tickets for library patrons ages 18+. A library card is required for registration. Patrons can register for a l ibrary card online.
\nAdditional tickets will be available for p urchase on the Reelout website \;starting January 1.
\nLight refreshments provided.
\nThe Splendor of Gender Shorts
\nI&rsquo\;ve Heard a Siren Calling &ndash\; dir. Dylan Mitro/12:00/Canada/2024 A Gre at Lake Surfer has recently begun her transition as a Trans Woman. She now is having hesitations with putting her wetsuit back on\, but something is calling her back. In the isolation of her cabin in a small fishing town\, she seeks to find the courage to face her fears.
\nCeCe/Sha des: Amplify Her Voice &ndash\; dir. Salima Stanley-Bhanji/3:30/C anada/2024 Filmmaker\, model and advocate Cece Chow talks about coming out at age 42 as a trans woman\, her Asian heritage\, Japanese kokedama plant art\, and parenting her two children.
\nBody Varial &ndash\; dir. Audrey Kerridge/15:01/Canada/2023 After recently undergoin g top surgery\, a transmasculine skateboarder attempts to reintegrate them selves back into their daily life. Throughout their recovery\, they discov er newfound struggles both physically and mentally in life post-operation.
\nEstetica Unisex \;- dir. Alvaro Acosta Gutie rrezr/8:00/Peru/2022 The life of three trans women come together through M ishell´\;s memories. From Huancayo City to Atta Alley in Puno\, Peru\ , the memories come with music\, dance and also death.
\nSna keskin &ndash\; dir. Emily Bendeck Garay/12:00/Canada/2024 A tran s girl misses her train stop one night and embarks on a surreal journey ba ck home as her dreams start leaking into her reality.
\nClem entine &ndash\; dir. Sally Tran/14:30/USA/2024 A late-blooming Tr ans woman reluctantly confronts an assigned-male-at-birth Trans specific l ife-altering dilemma. With the help of her besties\, she attempts to proce ss this debacle in order to determine which path to take on her journey of decolonizing her womanhood.
\nBull\, Trans \;- dir. Rivanildo Feitosa/14:50/Brazil/2024 &ldquo\;Bull\, Trans&rdquo\; tel ls the history of Mahhy Silva\, a singer who shines as the chanting voice leading the performance of the traditional Buma-meu-boi Mimo Sã\;o J orge in the inlands of the northeast of Brazil. The doc talks about the re lationship between Mahhy's family conflicts and nature's waters .
\nPietra &ndash\; dir. Cynthia Levitan/13:00/Portugal/2024/ Portuguese with English subtitles In daydreaming about unlikely relationsh ips\, the flower - as delicate as it is revolutionary - represents an act of love amidst the suffocation and embrace of a classic Portuguese neighbo rhood.
\nTotal Running Length= 92:11 min \;
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