Last night was the Out Film Festival had seven shorts ranging from 7 minutes to 30 minutes and as usual there were some dogs and really good movies.
First the dogs…
My Brother is a Mermaid… two thumbs down.
What I didn’t like about it was that it was too dark, it was about bullying and suicide.
Eyes Down… one thumb down.
This one was about going out in public for the first time, it could have had something more up lifting. I think that maybe one positive experience on the bus instead of having it about being afraid of everyone.
The so so...
Saba… neutral.
It wasn’t bad, just didn’t make much sense, if it wasn’t for the program guide I don’t think that I would understand the plot.
Before the Eruption… neutral.
It was about a person coming out to their friends and their acceptance.
The good.
God’s Daughter Dances… two thumbs up.
It was about a trans woman being to report for the military induction center for a physical exam, it is some like the draft that we had here during the Vietnam war where you had induction physicals. The psychiatrist didn’t believe that she was trans and the movie revolves around how she proved that she is trans.
Venture Out… three thumbs up.
I admit that I am a little biased on this one, it is about backpacking in Rocky Mountain National Park, where I backpacked in 1974. The movie was about a company that specializes in LGBTQ+ backpacking expeditions and they have some that are just for trans p.
I usually attend a few nights at the festival and I like attending the festival, it was one of the first places that I went out in public and last night there were a couple of trans people there, a few of them were newbies, the first time that they were out in public.
They also usually have opening and closing parties that I attend but because of the virus there were none this year.
I will probably attend Wednesday’s night movie which is…
No Ordinary Man
In this brilliantly crafted documentary, the legacy of American jazz musician and trans icon Billy Tipton is brought to life by a diverse group of contemporary transgender artists. Tipton gained musical fame in the 1940s and 50s, but his transgender identity was not revealed publicly until after his death in 1989. This groundbreaking film shows what is possible when a community collaborates to honor the legacy of an unlikely hero.
I am also volunteering to staff the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective table on Tuesday’s night women’s shorts and Sunday afternoon showing.
A Good Man
Aude and Benjamin have been in love for six years and desperately want to have a child together. Aude is a professional dancer who gave up her career to move to a small island off the coast of Brittany so Benjamin could start life anew as a trans man. When Aude is unable to conceive, Benjamin agrees to postpone his gender confirmation surgery and become pregnant. This sets in motion a series of challenges and conflicts with family, friends, villagers, and one another. Can love conquer all?
I just wished that their was more in English
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