Gender Reel & the Department Of Cinema Studies at New York University is hosting a free, two day film festival Feb 7 & 8. In addition to free admission, the festival will offers complimentary lunch, dinner and snacks on both days.
The festival will feature 23 independently made films, 10 Q&A discussions, a New York City premiere of "Queer & Present Danger," a new documentary about transgender renegade Kate Bornstein, a tribute to long-time activist, Leslie Feinberg, who recently passed away, a...
Gender Reel & the Department Of Cinema Studies at New York University is hosting a free, two day film festival Feb 7 & 8. In addition to free admission, the festival will offers complimentary lunch, dinner and snacks on both days.
The festival will feature 23 independently made films, 10 Q&A discussions, a New York City premiere of "Queer & Present Danger," a new documentary about transgender renegade Kate Bornstein, a tribute to long-time activist, Leslie Feinberg, who recently passed away, and a guest speaking appearance by Imani Henry and Katrina Goodlett.
Advance registration is not required, but recommended.
http://cinema.tisch.nyu.edu/object/GRNYU.html.
www.genderreelfest.com.
https://www.facebook.com/GRNYU
The two day event is located @
Department of Cinema Studies
721 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10003
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
Saturday, February 7, 2015:
10:00 AM: Complimenary Breakfast
10:30 AM: Welcoming Remarks from Co-Organizers Chris Straayer (NYC) and Joe Ippolito (Gender Reel).
10:45 AM: Show It Off, with interactive discussion.
--- Cover Up --- glitter is not a crime
--- Carrmen’s Place --- life in a NYC shelter for
trans youth
--- Survival of the Glitter Fittest --- performing for
happiness.
11:15 PM: Interactive Discussion with Filmmakers Anna Wilking, Kelsey Marsh, Richard Fields, Global Action Project Represenative, Steph Urena, and Discussant, Jose Reyes, about using filmmaking as an empowerment tool for youth.
11:45 AM: Brothers --- Premiere of the Episodes 1-4, www.brothersseries.com. Web series profiling the lives of trans men living in NYC.
12:15 PM: Q&A with Brothers Writer & Director Emmett Lundberg, Producer Sheyam Ghieth and Cast Members, Will Krisanda, Jamie Casbon & Hudson Krakowski.
1:00 PM: Complimentary Lunch
1:45 PM: Justice, Alliance Building & Solidarity Movements.
--- until justice rolls -- Faggotgirls exposure of public trasit
inaccessibility
--- Envisioning Justice --- Film about NYC Transgender
activist Pauline Park
--- A Night in the Woods --- Alliance building via the
zombie genre.
--- Trans Lives Matter: Justice for Islan Nettles ---
A community vigil, followed by a photography display.
--- I am: The Transcender (NYU Festival Premiere) --- the
multifarious identities of a transgender woman.
2:15 PM: Q&A with Filmmakers, Seyi Adebanjo, Krissy Mahan and Larry Tung, and Activist Pauline Park.
3:15 PM: Luchando --- four Cuban sex workers set out to resolve their touching and, at times, humorous predicaments.
4:15 PM: Q&A with Luchando Director and co-producer Noelle Stout and NYU Professor Chris Straayer.
5:00 PM: Complimentary Dinner
6:00 PM: Growing Old Gracefully: The Transgender Experience — film explores the concerns of aging transgender people.
6:45 PM: Q&A with Joe Ippolito (filmmaker and Gender Reel founder).
7:30 PM: Queer & Present Danger (NYU Festival Premiere) --- Film about trans artist, theorist and activist Kate Bornstein.
8:45 PM: Q&A with Kate Bornstein and Filmmaker Sam Feder.
Sunday, February 8, 2015:
10:00 AM: Complimentary breakfast
10:30 PM: Personal Journey’s
--- In My Skin --- trans women forging community and
sisterhood in NYU
--- Sisterhood --- Latino trans women working at a
beauty salon.
--- Dating Sucks: A Genderqueer Misadventure --- the
successes, failures and confusion of trying to date as
a genderqueer/trans person.
11:15 AM: Q&A with Filmmakers Mikajlo Rankovic, Activist Ceyenne Doroshow, and Gender Reel Co-chair, Tammyrae Barr.
11:45 AM: Complimentary break
12:00 PM: Youth & Family
--- Akin --- an Orthodox Jewish mother and her trans
son navigate silent secrets of the past.
--- Fragile -- A young boys struggle with gender identity
amid bullying at school and strict rules at home.
--- Transgender Parents --- trans parenting experiences
before transition and after.
1:15 PM: Q&A with Psychologist Kit Richlin and Trans parent and activist Kim Watson.
2:00 PM: Complimentary Lunch
2:45 PM: Empowerment
--- Brace --- disclosure, ambivalence and hate crime
profiled in London's queer night life
--- Bumblebees --- in your face revenge
--- The Baseball Project --- a 26-year-old queer trans
man re-doing a male childhood via immersion in a
baseball clinic.
--- Doh! Oh Dear, a Female Tear --- discovery and
silencing of an "unsetting" voice quality.
3:40 PM: Q&A with Filmmaker Oil Ridriquez, Discussant Shi-Yan Chao and Psychotherapist SJ Langer.
4:20 PM: Break
4:40 PM: The Role of Social Media in Trans People of Color Movements: Activist Imani Henry and Katrina Goodlett (host of the Kitty Bella show) will discuss their experiences with social media, the impact social media can have on social justice movements and what role it plays when it comes to trans people of color movements, in particular.
6:15 PM: Leslie Feinberg Tribute – Screening of the film Outlaw, followed by short readings from Leslie’s books.
6:50 PM: Readings from Leslie’s books, Stone Butch Blues, Transgender Warriors: Making
History, Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue, Drag King Dreams, Rainbow Solidarity in
Defense of Cuba, by Joe Ippolito, Tammyrae Barr, Arthur K Singleton, Lolan Sevilla, Jose
Reyes and Chris Straayer.
Audience members are also invited to read their favorite quotes (please have your quote ready--3 minutes or less) and/or to share memories of Leslie Feinberg.
7:20 PM: Closing Remarks
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY.
Additional Sponsors: Tisch School of the Arts, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, College of Arts and Science, Division of Student Affairs, LGBTQ Student Center, Department of Anthropology, Department of Performance Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, Department of Comparative Literature, Department of Photography and Imaging, Department of Media, Culture, and, Communication, Africana Studies Program in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, American Studies Program in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis.
