A slate of films that explore the art of dance, the passion of music, and the power of poetry.
In this program
![All Boys](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/all%20boys%20aren_t%20blue.jpg?itok=yz7OOgjl)
All Boys Aren't Blue
Directed by
Nathan Hale Williams
U.S.
2021
40 minutes
English
A dramatic reading of George M. Johnson's "All Boys Aren't Blue," his "memoir-manifesto" about life as a young queer man of color.
![Blackmatters](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/black.matters.jpg?itok=PGoWaA-n)
Black.Matters
Directed by
Kyndra Kennedy
U.S.
2020
5 minutes
English
A visual protest about what's happening in America today.
![I Mustache You](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/I%20Mustache%20you5.jpg?itok=UvgTSXoo)
I Mustache You
Directed by
Shara Ashley Zeiger
U.S.
2020
14 minutes
English
A neurotic woman finds an invitation to love and self-acceptance in this ode to silent-film comedies and slapstick cartoons.
![Lines](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/lines.jpg?itok=2Bnvque-)
Lines
Directed by
Claire Fleming
U.K.
2020
10 minutes
English
Poems written by six young prisoners are animated, revealing their stories, thoughts, fears, and hopes.
![Martyrs](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/martyrs.jpg?itok=WcKjdSUG)
Martyrs, Badgers & Other Rodents
Directed by
Peter Bolte
U.S.
2021
4 minutes
No Dialogue
A music video for the Spermchurch song.
![My Own](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/MyOwnStill.jpg?itok=7GL7pjiS)
My Own
Directed by
Courtney Hope Therond
U.S.
2020
12 minutes
English
Bianca, a nonbinary person, struggles to find the place for gender fluidity within the rigid world of ballet.
![On the Sidewalk at Night](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/On%20the%20Sidewalk%20at%20Night_2.jpg?itok=7tgqT2Yh)
On the Sidewalk, at Night
Directed by
Alexander Deland Jr.
U.S.
2020
9 minutes
English
On a sidewalk, at night, two young artists discover that they share more than just a moment.
![Only a Child](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/only%20a%20child.jpg?itok=YbDccpzh)
Only a Child
Directed by
Simone Giampaolo
Switzerland
2020
6 minutes
English
A visual poem gives shape and color to the words spoken by 12-year-old Severn Suzuki at the United Nations' Rio Summit in 1992.
![Rekonstruktio](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/Rekonstruktio_3.jpg?itok=uupfgBfo)
Rekonstruktio
Directed by
Pia Andell
Finland
2021
17 minutes
English
When two old friends meet to reminisce about their youth, they discover very different recollections of a school party at a hotel in 1982.
![We Will become Better](/sites/default/files/styles/film_image_large/public/2021-10/we%20will%20become%20better.jpg?itok=8MrNBFtw)
We Will Become Better
Directed by
Andzej Gavriss
Russia
2021
6 minutes
Russian
Two lovers are threatened by Russia’s anti-gay laws and mainstream homophobia.