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Wicked Queer Film Festival – 22

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Apr 08—17, 2022

Wicked Queer Film Festival

Presented By

Celebrating Queer storytelling and filmmaking

Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival (formerly the Boston LGBT Film Festival) was founded in 1984 by film programmer George Mansour. Wicked Queer is the 4th longest running LGBTQ+ Film Festival in North America and is an all volunteer organization. Our mission is to build community and to celebrate Queer storytelling and filmmaking through the uplifting of voices and stories not yet heard and to present and preserve the vibrancy of our histories.

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Venue

Emerson Paramount Center
559 Washington St Boston, MA 02111

Dates

Apr 08, 2022 - Apr 17, 2022

Details

$15 per film

Please Note:
Proof of vaccination or a negative test is required for entry

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Films

The Divide

Directed by Catherine Corsini

$15 | 18+ | 98 Minutes
In French with English subtitles

Fri, Apr 08 @ 7:00 pm

Two women on the verge of a breakup, in a hospital, are further stressed on the night of a big demonstration by the overwhelmed staff and by angry, injured protestors who land up besieging the building.

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Wake Up Leonard

Directed by Kat Mills Martin

$15 | 18+ | 73 Minutes

Sat, Apr 09 @ 12:30 pm

Leonard’s manifested a date with his ex – now he’s just gotta fix his vibration. Part comedy, part self-help nightmare, WAKE UP, LEONARD follows one man’’s quest for wellness while failing miserably to stay on his vibe. This is the story of a broken-hearted seeker with a tenuous grasp on his mental health, but an admirable faith in the Universe. Will Leonard learn how to not only love his higher self, but his lower self too? This improvised feature film was shot during the pandemic and explores themes of mental wellness, queer love, and self acceptance.

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Women Rule the World: Women's Shorts

$15 | 18+ | 104 Minutes

Sat, Apr 09 @ 3:30 pm

Sit back and enjoy all the drama, dancing, role playing, near death experiences and so much more in all of us

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Being BeBe

Directed by Aino Suni

$15 | 18+ | 120 Minutes
In Finnish with English subtitles

Sat, Apr 09 @ 6:30 pm

Being BeBe intimately charts 15 years in the life of drag performer Marshall Ngwa (aka BeBe Zahara Benet): An immigrant to America from homophobic Cameroon, first champion on Reality TV phenomenon RuPaul’s Drag Race, and a leading artist celebrating Black Queer Excellence today. Marshall’s emotional journey raises timely concerns at the intersection of LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and immigrant lives within the context of a hard-fought artist’s journey toward success against all odds.

We are pleased to present the award winning documentary about the first crowned winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bebe Zahara Benet, directed by Emily Branham.

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Sympathy Card

Directed by Brendan Boogie

$15 | 18+ | 94 Minutes

Sun, Apr 10 @ 12:30 pm

When Emma’s cancer takes a turn for the worse, she presents her new wife Josie a deathbed order: find someone new while Emma is still around to approve of her choice.

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Deserto Particular

Directed by Aly Muritiba

$15 | 18+ | 120 Minutes
In Portuguese with English subtitles

Sun, Apr 10 @ 3:30 pm

40-year-old Daniel has been suspended from active police work and is under internal investigation for violence. When Sara, his internet love affair, stops answering his texts he decides to drive north in search of her, starting on what is apparently a fool’s errand. He shows Sara’s picture around, but nobody seems to recognize the woman. Until eventually a guy pops up saying he can put the two in touch under very specific conditions.

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Marscapone

Directed by Alessandro Guida and Matteo Pilati

$15 | 18+ | 101 Minutes
In Italian with English subtitles

Sun, Apr 10 @ 6:30 pm

Antonio is a 30 yo family man, whose life finds an unexpected twist when he’s suddenly dumped by his husband, whom he depends both psychologically and economically: he needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life. Antonio finds a room in an apartment owned by Denis and starts to work in a bakery owned by Luca, while attending pastry school. Through this process he discovers that it was wrong of him to give up his independence for the sake of his relationship in the past.

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Death and Bowling

Directed by Lyle Kash

$15 | 18+ | 80 Minutes

Fri, Apr 15 @ 7:00 pm

In a fractured, dream-like world, a transgender actor struggles with what it means to be seen after the beloved captain of his lesbian bowling league dies and a mysterious stranger shows up at the funeral.

Preceded by

Put the Brights On

Directed by Raymond Rea

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Stories from Africa and the Diaspora

$15 | 18+ | 113 Minutes

Sat, Apr 16 @ 12:30 pm

Africa has a vibrant storytelling history and we are pleased to showcase three modern short films that live up to that rich legacy.

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Being Thunder

Co-Presented by Shared Stories
Directed by Stéphanie Lamorré

$15 | 13+ | 85 Minutes

Sat, Apr 16 @ 3:30 pm

A two-spirit genderqueer teenager from the Narragansett tribe in Rhode Island boldly challenges the status quo of what it means to be a queer Indigenous person in a world bound by binary gender roles.

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Framing Agnes

Directed by Chase Joynt

$15 | 18+ | 75 Minutes

Sat, Apr 16 @ 6:30 pm

In 1958, a young trans woman named Agnes entered a study about sex disorders at UCLA to get the gender-affirming care she needed, by any means necessary. Her story was long considered to be exceptional until never-before-seen case files of other patients were found in 2017. Directed by Chase Joynt (NO ORDINARY MAN) and featuring an all-star cast of transgender artists and performers, FRAMING AGNES uses re-enactment and genre-blurring storytelling techniques to breathe new life into previously unknown people who redefined gender in the midcentury. Featuring Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Zackary Drucker, Silas Howard, Max Wolf Valerio (Gendernauts, Max), and Stephen Ira.

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My Fiona

Directed by Kelly Walker

$15 | 18+ | 86 Minutes

Content Warning: We understand that certain types of content could trigger past traumatic experiences for some viewers. Please be aware that this film contains themes of suicide.
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Sun, Apr 17 @ 12:30 pm

After her best friend Fiona’s suicide, Jane’s only solace is helping her widow care for their son. Polar opposites, the two women share nothing but grief & their love for Fiona until an unexpected intimacy builds between them.

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Dressed in Blue (Vestida de Azul)

Directed by Antonio Giménez Rico

$15 | 18+ | 97 Minutes
In Spanish with English subtitles

Sun, Apr 17 @ 3:30 pm

Antonio Giménez Rico’s stunning portrait documents the lives of six transgender women living in 1980s Madrid during Spain’s post-Franco makeover into a constitutional monarchy. Through wide-ranging conversations and interviews, the women discuss their experiences of nightlife, family, sex work, the legal system, and their personal narratives of transition. In a historical moment that witnessed a dramatic expansion of legal rights and political representation, their stories are an indictment of the repressive, transphobic institutions that remain entrenched in Spanish society. Featured in the hit series Veneno and the subject of a book-length history by Valeria Vegas, this provocative but nuanced portrayal joins a wave of rediscovered and reconsidered documents of trans lives in cinema.

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GTFO shorts

$15 | 18+ | 121 Minutes

Sun, Apr 17 @ 6:30 pm

We bring it to you every fest. The finest, weirdest, sexiest, and most envelope pushing shorts culled from this year’s submissions. Buckle up it’s going to be a ride you don’t want to miss.

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Apr 08—17, 2022

Wicked Queer Film Festival

Presented By

Celebrating Queer storytelling and filmmaking

Info

Venue

Dates

Apr 08, 2022 - Apr 17, 2022

Details

$15 per film

Please Note:
Proof of vaccination or a negative test is required for entry

Films

The Divide

Wake Up Leonard

Women Rule the World: Women's Shorts

Being BeBe

Sympathy Card

Deserto Particular

Marscapone

Death and Bowling

Preceded by

Put the Brights On

Stories from Africa and the Diaspora

Being Thunder

Framing Agnes

My Fiona

Dressed in Blue (Vestida de Azul)

GTFO shorts

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Apr 08—17, 2022

Wicked Queer Film Festival

Presented By

Celebrating Queer storytelling and filmmaking

Info

Venue

Dates

Apr 08, 2022 - Apr 17, 2022

Details

$15 per film

Please Note: Proof of vaccination or a negative test is required for entry

Films

The Divide

Wake Up Leonard

Women Rule the World: Women's Shorts

Being BeBe

Sympathy Card

Deserto Particular

Marscapone

Death and Bowling

Preceded by

Put the Brights On

Stories from Africa and the Diaspora

Being Thunder

Framing Agnes

My Fiona

Dressed in Blue (Vestida de Azul)

GTFO shorts

Please Note:
Proof of vaccination or a negative test is required for entry