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Wicked Queer Film Festival – 23

Past Event

Apr 01—09, 2023

Wicked Queer Film Festival

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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. Wicked Queer is a sponsored project of the Queer Film Institute.

Info

Venue

Emerson Paramount Center
559 Washington St Boston, MA 02111

Dates

Apr 01, 2023 - Apr 09, 2023

Details

$15 per film

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Films

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BIPOC shorts: Ubuntu: I Am Because of Who We Are

$15 | 18+ | 106 Minutes

Sat, Apr 01 @ 3:30 pm

There is a word in South Africa; “Ubuntu”. It is a concept or philosophy recognizing that we are all tied together in infinite ways that can seem invisible to the eye. That there is a oneness, a wholeness to humanity; that we achieve our true selves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us – and vice versa. I hope this year’s BIPOC program takes you on a journey of the thoughts, feelings, connections, visibility, relatability, awareness, emotions, pain, strength and so much more that is the beating pulse behind the vastness of the African diaspora.

Shorts:

KEVIN
Egúngún (Masquerade)
Miss Misery
The Devil Inside Me
Don’t Text Your Ex
“I Identify as Me” Short

I Identify as Me is a character-based, experimental short film that highlights Trans, gender-diverse people and masculine-presenting women who are Black and Brown. Each character’s intersectional experiences connect us with common themes of their gender expressions outside of social norms, self-exploration, and affirming their true selves. Characters shed light on the reality of violence and murder that can be inflicted due to someone’s race, gender, and sexuality. Despite these systematic and social challenges, the characters reaffirm that acceptance and self-love are the paths forward.

Eye of the Veil
TABANCA

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Portrait of a Cat Lady on Fire - still 1 FilmPride Brighton

Women's shorts:

$15 | 18+ | 97 Minutes

Sat, Apr 01 @ 6:30 pm

Ladies who love other ladies. Let the drama ensue! Enjoy these collection of shorts that will take you on a journey about friendship, love, break-ups, cats (of course) and so much more.

Shorts:

Portrait of a Cat Lady on Fire
Soap
For Love
You’re Alright Hun
Work
Good Times and That’s Okay
Keep/Delete
First Date

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GTFO Shorts

$15 | 18+ | 93 Minutes

Sat, Apr 01 @ 9:30 pm

Wicked GTFO: All this Cake: Here it is, the most insane, sexy and out of this world selection of shorts lovingly selected by the WQ programming team. This year we are eating and leaving no crumbs. Not for sensitive tummies, as this program features sex, drugs, cannoli filling and a whole lot of vegan cake juice. Bon appetit.

Shorts:

The Flour Test
Escape From Canal Street
As I Live and Breathe
Dentata Pearls
All the Pretty People
Cannoli Brothers
Proof is in the Pudding

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Wicked Trans: People Living

$15 | 18+ | 107 Minutes

Sun, Apr 02 @ 3:30 pm

This quote at the beginning of Transmission says it all. “I don’t want to tell this f*in’ story any more – this f*in’ trans trauma. We know that story. It’s always there. Like, where’s the story of the people who are really living life?” – Lisa Stephen Friday.

Shorts:

Transmission: Lisa Stephen Friday
Here, Hopefully
That Dark Day
Dilating For Maximum Results
Hedgehog
Aban
Apayauq

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El Houb

Directed by Shariff Nasr

$15 | 18+ | 102 Minutes
In Moroccan-Dutch with English subtitles

Sun, Apr 02 @ 6:30 pm

Karim returns to his family home and opens up to his parents about being into men. Their reaction inspires a journey of discovery through Karim’s isolation as he attempts to break an ingrained culture of silence.

Preceded by

Nidhal نِضال

Directed by Bassem Ben Brahim
Between reality and animation, the story of Nidhal is told, a young homosexual Tunisian who defended individual freedoms in Tunisia through his work in radio. He found himself under a lot of pressure which forced him to leave the country and seek asylum in the Netherlands.

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Splendid Isolation

Directed by Urszula Antoniak
In Dutch with English subtitles

$15 | 18+ | 80 Minutes

Fri, Apr 07 @ 6:30 pm

Little is known about the catastrophe Anna and Hannah have escaped. On a desolate island they find an abandoned house where Anna takes care of Hannah. Hannah’s fragile condition reminds the two lovers that their time together is coming to an end. One day Hannah sees someone on the beach. The intruder has followed them to the island.

Preceded by

Girls go to the park at night

Directed by Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta, Celia Cuenca
30 Minutes | In Catalan with English subtitles
Vera, a 26-year-old girl, wants to gain the trust of Daniela, a “bad” girl, and to do so, she will put herself at her service in a mission of which she will not be proud.

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This is a Life: Queer Asian Stories

$15 | 18+ | 98 Minutes

Sat, Apr 08 @ 4:00 pm

This year we want to embrace and celebrate the diverse journeys that Queer and Asian individuals embark on no matter where they are in life. From young adults discovering themselves to seniors reflecting on their past, each story in our shorts program offers a unique perspective on the current realities and future dreams Queer Asians have all around the world.

Shorts:

SAFAR (JOURNEY)
After Sunset, Dawn Arrives
Baby Trans
Tank Fairy
Butch Up
Future Flowers
Play House
Write here

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Mutt

Directed by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz

87 min 2023 US, english and spanish

Sat, Apr 08 @ 7:00 pm

Within the space of 24 hours, Feña is swept through the extremes of human emotion when people who seemed to disappear when he transitioned are suddenly back in his life.

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Perpetual Becomings: Queer Experimental Shorts

$15 | 18+ | 89 Minutes

Sun, Apr 09 @ 1:00 pm

Queer identity revels in instability, fluidity, conflict, and difference. Across time and space, the ways in which we identify and exist are influenced by places, people, images, and ideas that we encounter. This program of experimental shorts highlights the sometimes messy, yet always productive, ways in which Queers are constantly forging new identities, and how these identities are often informed on past, present, and future concepts of self.

Shorts:

Gods of the Supermarket
Lying in Bed Alone, Breathing
Miniature
Kerel (Sea of Love)
Hate
History is a Black Circle
Dentata Pearls
The Taking of Jordan (All American Boy)

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HEX-THE-PATRIARCHY_06 Heather Muriel Nguyen

Wicked Funny: Comedy Shorts

$15 | 18+ | 101 Minutes

Sun, Apr 09 @ 5:00 pm

If you need a laugh, you’ve come to the right place. Snuff films, a gay hit man, a threesome that basically turned into a twosome, sisters battling it out in an epic thumb war…and so much more. Sit back and get ready for some amazing, happy, and hilarious queer stories.

Shorts:

Hex The Patriarchy
Snuff

A woman in the middle of an affair arrives home to find her wife (Saoirse-Monica Jackson of Derry Girls) making a snuff film in their living room.

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
(In)convenience
Hen
Brutal
Hit Friends
Open to it: Episode 4

Directed by Frank Smith

Digital Warfare

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