BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TIGLFF - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:TIGLFF X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tiglff.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for TIGLFF REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240128T183000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20231216T153337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T143111Z UID:10000946-1706466600-1706466600@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Rivière DESCRIPTION:U.S. Premiere! \nHugues Hariche\, 2023\, Switzerland/France\, 105 min.\nSeventeen-year-old Manon leaves the Swiss mountains to head out in search of her father\, who is nowhere to be found. As she forms new bonds and encounters her first love\, she is determined to follow the path she has set herself on the ice: to become a professional hockey player. (OutPlay FIlms) \nIn French with English subtitles. \nSPONSORED BY:\nSt. Pete Clearwater Film Commission URL:https://tiglff.com/event/riviere-2/ LOCATION:Green Light Cinema\, 221 2nd Ave N\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Coming of Age,Foreign,Foreign Language,Lesbian,Sports ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/RIVIERE_HUGUES_HARICHE_OUTPLAY_FILMS_6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20231216T152821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T143232Z UID:10000945-1706389200-1706389200@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Peafowl DESCRIPTION:Sungbin Byun\, 2022\, South Korea\, 114 min. \nMyung is a transgender woman who cut ties with her family and hometown because she needs to live authentically. Now\, all she wants is gender affirmation surgery\, but the only way to earn money is by winning the Waacking dance competition\, which was a disaster. One day\, she receives a call that her father has passed away. Myung learns that her father left a will stating that he will give her an inheritance if she performs the special Drum Dance during his memorial ritual. With no choice left\, Myung goes back to her hometown to perform according to her father’s will. But her homecoming is fraught\, and she discovers more than she bargains for in this singular cinematic work from first time director Sungbin Byun. \nSPONSORED BY:\nCreative Loafing URL:https://tiglff.com/event/peafowl-3/ LOCATION:Green Light Cinema\, 221 2nd Ave N\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Foreign,Foreign Language,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PEAFOWL-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240127T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20231216T153906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T143317Z UID:10000940-1706374800-1706374800@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Lie With Me DESCRIPTION:Olivier Peyon\, 2023\, France\, 100 min.\nBased on the bestselling French novel\, Lie With Me is a story about lost love and the importance of being true to yourself. Established author Stéphane Belacourt (Guillaume de Tonquédec) returns to his beautiful hometown to promote a renowned local cognac distillery and deliver a keynote speech. Stéphane doesn’t blend naturally with the bourgeoisie in attendance because he has always been open about his sexuality and because he hasn’t had a drop to drink in years. He is surprised to meet Lucas (Victor Belmondo)\, the son of his first love. After all those years Lucas’s resemblance to his father brings the memory of his secret steamy affair vividly back to life. (Garrett Stralnic) \nIn French with English subtitles. \nSPONSORED BY:\nLove the Golden Rule URL:https://tiglff.com/event/lie-with-me-3/ LOCATION:Green Light Cinema\, 221 2nd Ave N\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Drama,Foreign,Foreign Language,Gay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LIE-WITH-ME-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20231216T145220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T143402Z UID:10000938-1706302800-1706302800@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Norwegian Dream DESCRIPTION:Leiv Igor Devold\, 2023\, Norway/Poland/Germany\, 97 min. \nSet against the majestic beauty of the Norwegian Island of Sotra\, immigrant and newly hired 19-year-old Robert (Hubert Milkowski) navigates the racist and homophobic world of the fish factory camaraderie against the undeniable intrigue for his mentor\, Ivar (Karl Bekele Steinland). Both men are young\, beautiful\, and quietly raging with hormones and the inevitable tension of young men traversing conflicting worlds. The filmmaker deftly parallels the conflict of the working class and the factory owners to Robert’s inner turmoil of his sexuality and ultimately\, his responsibilities as a savior for his mother. Milkowski adroitly conveys the tension of his struggle\, making the rapturous expressions of joy with Ivar so exquisite. But the film is not a single themed narrative. Filmmaker Leiv Igor Devold’s deftly weaves the conflicts of classism\, worker’s rights\, and the pressures of family obligations through the deep struggle of two people making hard choices while finding a way to live free\, and open. (Sunny Hall) \nIn English\, Norwegian and Polish with English subtitles. \nSPONSORED BY:\nThe Knights of The Krewe of Cavaliers URL:https://tiglff.com/event/norwegian-dream-3/ LOCATION:Green Light Cinema\, 221 2nd Ave N\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Drama,Foreign,Foreign Language,Gay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/NORWEGIAN-DREAM-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240126T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20231216T144928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T125750Z UID:10000937-1706295600-1706295600@tiglff.com SUMMARY:The Venus Effect DESCRIPTION:Anna Emma Haudal\, 2021\, Denmark\, 105 min. \nLiv is in her early twenties. She works at her family’s garden center in the province. Totally unprepared\, she falls in love with the chaotic but spirited Andrea. Andrea has sought refuge at her uncle’s idyllic apple plantation because of stress. Liv has barely cut the umbilical cord from her parents when Andrea bursts into her life. Her encounter with Andrea becomes the catalyst for an identity crisis\, which teaches Liv that love and family do not come in a particular form but may take many different shapes.\n(The Danish Film Institute) \nIn Danish with English subtitles. \nSPONSORED BY:\nSavvy Mortgage URL:https://tiglff.com/event/the-venus-effect/ LOCATION:Green Light Cinema\, 221 2nd Ave N\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Drama,Foreign,Foreign Language,Lesbian ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/VENUS-EFFECT.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T204500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T204500 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230907T175616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T145939Z UID:10000917-1696711500-1696711500@tiglff.com SUMMARY:The Lost Boys (Le Paradis) DESCRIPTION:Zeno Graton\, 2023\, Belgium\, 83 min.\nFeaturing an invigorating original score by Bachar Mar-Khalife and engaging performances\, Lost Boys boldly explores ideas of freedom\, the human need for love\, and the ever-lingering effects that experiences in the juvenile detention system have on young people. After a failed escape attempt from a youth correctional facility\, Joe (Peter von Kant’s Khalil Ben Gharbia) resigns to preparing for a return to his old life. The monotony of confinement is disrupted when an interesting new and rebellious boy named William (Julien de Saint Jean) joins the facility. The two are easy friends and quickly become very close. Within the confines of their cellrooms\, and under strict surveillance\, their love for one another must remain secret\, conjuring allusions to Jean Genet’s classic Un Chant d’Amour.. (Garrett Stralnic) \nIn French with English subtitles. \nTIGLFF Tampa Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature URL:https://tiglff.com/event/the-lost-boys-le-paradis/ LOCATION:AMC West Shore – Theatre 7\, 210 Westshore Plaza\, Tampa\, FL\, 33609\, United States CATEGORIES:Coming of Age,Drama,Foreign,Foreign Language,Gay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/the-lost-boys.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230907T175616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230916T201908Z UID:10000916-1696705200-1696705200@tiglff.com SUMMARY:All the Colours of the World are Between Black and White DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Gilead \nBabatunde Apalowo\, 2023\, Nigeria\, 93 min. \nAs the title of this debut film suggests\, those who are willing to see beyond their own rigid black and white points of view\, are able to see a full spectrum of vibrant colors\, nuances\, and complexity. When Bambino\, a salt of the earth delivery driver in Lagos\, meets aspiring photographer\, Bawa\, the two men form an instant intimacy. As they explore their city together\, their friendship grows. Their society’s taboo against homosexuality presents a serious threat to their relationship\, but it is they themselves\, who sabotage their love for each other through their own legitimate fears and internalized homophobia. Filmmaker to watch\, Babtunde Apalowo\, initially presents Lagos as a cultural tourism destination. His directorial debut features the art\, architecture\, regional cuisine\, and technology that will make any world traveler long to explore the region. However\, his beloved metropolis is besmirched by threats of mob action\, in which the mere accusation of a crime\, including homosexuality\, which is illegal in Nigeria\, can cost you your life. In his stunning directorial debut\, Apalowo powerfully demonstrates the intricacies of human relationships and sounds the alarm on the scourge of an ugly global trend wherein groups of angry citizens seek vengeance against that which they see as “wrong” from their narrow perspectives. (Karin Wolf) \nIn English and Igbo with English subtitles. URL:https://tiglff.com/event/all-the-colours-of-the-world-are-between-black-and-white-2/ LOCATION:AMC West Shore – Theatre 8\, 210 Westshore Plaza\, Tampa\, FL\, 33609\, United States CATEGORIES:Drama,Foreign,Foreign Language,Gay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ALL-THE-COLOURS-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231007T163000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230907T175617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231007T150021Z UID:10000914-1696696200-1696696200@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Lie With Me (Arrête avec tes mensonges) DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Straz Center \nOlivier Peyon\, 2023\, France\, 100 min.\nBased on the bestselling French novel\, Lie With Me is a story about lost love and the importance of being true to yourself. Established author Stéphane Belacourt (Guillaume de Tonquédec) returns to his beautiful hometown to promote a renowned local cognac distillery and deliver a keynote speech. Stéphane doesn’t blend naturally with the bourgeoisie in attendance because he has always been open about his sexuality and because he hasn’t had a drop to drink in years. He is surprised to meet Lucas (Victor Belmondo)\, the son of his first love. After all those years Lucas’s resemblance to his father brings the memory of his secret steamy affair vividly back to life. (Garrett Stralnic) \nIn French with English subtitles. URL:https://tiglff.com/event/lie-with-me-arrete-avec-tes-mensonges/ LOCATION:AMC West Shore – Theatre 8\, 210 Westshore Plaza\, Tampa\, FL\, 33609\, United States CATEGORIES:Drama,Foreign,Foreign Language,Gay ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/LIE-WITH-ME-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230907T175617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T175617Z UID:10000906-1692543600-1692550800@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Saving Face DESCRIPTION:In Manhattan\, the brilliant Chinese-American lesbian surgeon Wil is surprised by the arrival of her forty-eight year old widow mother to her apartment. Ma was banished from Flushing\, Queens\, when her father discovered that she was pregnant. The presence of Ma affects the personal life of Wil\, who is in love with the daughter of her boss at the hospital\, the dancer Vivian Shing. Once her grandfather has promised that her mother would only return to Flushing remarried or proving that it was an immaculate conception\, Wil tries to find a Chinese bachelor to marry Ma. \nSELECTED BY Mariruth Kennedy\n2021 Distinguished Friend of the Festival Recipient \n \n“It was hard for me to choose just one film. Several are in my top list\, like The Gymnast\, But I’m a cheerleader\, Tucked\, and so many more. Ultimately\,I chose this sweet film because it tackles stereotypes about race.gender\, age and sexuality. It was one of the first lesbian films to star Asian actors. It’s a sweet and funny and hopeful film that stars the incomparable Joan Chen as a widowed Chinese woman with a secret who moves in with her (closeted) daughter who is at the start of a budding relationship with her girlfriend.” URL:https://tiglff.com/event/saving-face/ LOCATION:Green Light Cinema\, 221 2nd Ave N\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Asian American,Comedy,Foreign Language,Lesbian ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/saving-face2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221015T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221015T141500 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230910T135206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230910T135206Z UID:10000889-1665836100-1665843300@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Documentary Shorts Program (ReDux - St. Pete) DESCRIPTION:Black Beauty\nElle Moxley\, 2022\, USA\, 27 min.\nDirected by and featuring the inspiring trans activist Elle Moxley\, BLACK BEAUTY is a visual diary that traces Elle’s story in her own words—as she reconnects with loved ones from the past\, recalls her coming of age experience as a Black trans woman from the Midwest\, and reflects on her journey as a movement leader and founding strategic partner of the global movement Black Lives Matter. \nClick to View Trailer \n\n\nBlind Angels:\nDurham\, North Carolina\nUmbreen Butt\, 2022\, USA\, 9 min\nIn Durham\, North Carolina\, a vibrant and diverse queer chosen family has formed around José Romero\, a charismatic organizer who is living with HIV. Together\, in a place with unique and daunting challenges\, José and their friends are modeling grassroots change\, working together to create a community of love\, activism\, and mutual support. “Sunflowers turn to each other when they can’t find the sun\,” Romero says\, describing their mission. “That’s the kind of work I want to do: finding the light\, even when it seems impossible.” \nClick to View Trailer \n\n\nHolding Moses \nRivkah Beth Medow & Jen Rainin\, 2022\, 2021\, USA\, 16 min.\nA Broadway performer becomes a mother\, braiding rhythm and grief and time and joy on her path to connect with her profoundly disabled son. \n\n\nIsolation\nTerry Galloway & Diane Wilkins\, 2022\, USA\, 6 min. \nThis short film introduces us to KC\, a tomboy with cp\, who escaped well-meant but oppressive over protectiveness to find fun freedom in their queer identity\, until Covid threw them back into isolation. \n\n\nMy Abortion Saved My Life\nRuby Fludzinski & Tiler Wilson\, 2022\, USA\, 9 min.\nCazembe Murphy Jackson (he/him)\, a Black trans activist living in Atlanta\, Georgia\, shares why his access to abortion was vital to his life. After developing severe depression following a sexual assault\, and quickly learning he was pregnant\, Cazembe’s abortion saved him from suicide. \nClick to View Trailer \n\n\nTRANS_CCS \nMaria Millan\, 2022\, Venezuela\, 22 min.\nAn intimate take on the life of a transgender woman living in Caracas\, Venezuela during the lockdown of 2021. \nClick to View Trailer URL:https://tiglff.com/event/documentary-shorts-program-redux-st-pete/ LOCATION:AMC Sundial 12\, 151 2nd Ave N\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33701\, United States CATEGORIES:Documentary,Foreign Language,Shorts,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/trans-cc-large.jpg GEO:27.773967;-82.6343808 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AMC Sundial 12 151 2nd Ave N St. Petersburg FL 33701 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=151 2nd Ave N:geo:-82.6343808,27.773967 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T143000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230910T135207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230910T135207Z UID:10000877-1665325800-1665325800@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Narrative Shorts Program DESCRIPTION:All The Awards I Never Gave You\nCaio Scot\, 2021\, Brazil\, 17 min\nIn the bathroom at an awards ceremony\, an unexpected encounter between two young actors brings up unresolved feelings and a love story that may not have come to an end yet. \n\n\nAura\nGuy Hodgkinson\, 2022\, United Kingdom\, 10 min\nWhen given an ultimatum do you stop or do you run? At some point\, you have to decide. \n\n\nBlown Up \nJoris Sluiter\, 2022\, Netherlands\, 11 min\nA man isolates himself in a self-made world of fantasy. \n\n\nEzra\nJoshua Hernandez\, 2022\, USA\, 8 min.\nA chronically ill dancer finds tranquility in nature while on a camping trip with their boyfriend \n\n\nKiss Me\nDavid Barba\, 2022\, Mexico\, 10 min. \nA mischievous teen explores an empty beach house unaware of the video cameras watching his every move. \nClick to View Trailer \n\n\nLie Next To Me\nDavid Legel\, 2022\, USA\, 11 min\nA polyamorous couple finds their marriage called into question after their loyalty to each other is tested by diverging expectations. \n\n\nPicture Yourself \nTracey Lavigne\, 2022\, Canada\, 7 min\nAn agoraphobic woman resists going with her partner to a family funeral\, triggering a crisis point in their relationship. \nClick to View Trailer \n\n\nRiver Fork \nVuk LK\, 2021\, USA\, 11 min.\nA trans man recuperating from top surgery spots a painting in his hotel bathroom which takes him back to a different time. \n\n\nValentine \nBeck Kitsis & Chris McNabb\, 2022\, USA\, 10 min\nWith gender and identity in flux\, Corey and Mia struggle to redefine their relationship URL:https://tiglff.com/event/narrative-shorts-program-2/ LOCATION:Tampa Theatre\, 711 N Franklin St\, Tampa\, FL\, 33602\, United States CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama,Foreign Language,Romance,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lie-next-to-me.jpg GEO:27.950374;-82.458808 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St Tampa FL 33602 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=711 N Franklin St:geo:-82.458808,27.950374 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221008T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221008T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230910T135238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230910T135238Z UID:10000879-1665247500-1665248400@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Documentary Shorts Program DESCRIPTION:Black Beauty\nElle Moxley\, 2022\, USA\, 27 min.\nDirected by and featuring the inspiring trans activist Elle Moxley\, BLACK BEAUTY is a visual diary that traces Elle’s story in her own words—as she reconnects with loved ones from the past\, recalls her coming of age experience as a Black trans woman from the Midwest\, and reflects on her journey as a movement leader and founding strategic partner of the global movement Black Lives Matter. \nClick to View Trailer \n\n\nBlind Angels:\nDurham\, North Carolina\nUmbreen Butt\, 2022\, USA\, 9 min\nIn Durham\, North Carolina\, a vibrant and diverse queer chosen family has formed around José Romero\, a charismatic organizer who is living with HIV. Together\, in a place with unique and daunting challenges\, José and their friends are modeling grassroots change\, working together to create a community of love\, activism\, and mutual support. “Sunflowers turn to each other when they can’t find the sun\,” Romero says\, describing their mission. “That’s the kind of work I want to do: finding the light\, even when it seems impossible.” \nClick to View Trailer \n\n\nHolding Moses \nRivkah Beth Medow & Jen Rainin\, 2022\, 2021\, USA\, 16 min.\nA Broadway performer becomes a mother\, braiding rhythm and grief and time and joy on her path to connect with her profoundly disabled son. \n\n\nIsolation\nTerry Galloway & Diane Wilkins\, 2022\, USA\, 6 min. \nThis short film introduces us to KC\, a tomboy with cp\, who escaped well-meant but oppressive over protectiveness to find fun freedom in their queer identity\, until Covid threw them back into isolation. \n\n\nMy Abortion Saved My Life\nRuby Fludzinski & Tiler Wilson\, 2022\, USA\, 9 min.\nCazembe Murphy Jackson (he/him)\, a Black trans activist living in Atlanta\, Georgia\, shares why his access to abortion was vital to his life. After developing severe depression following a sexual assault\, and quickly learning he was pregnant\, Cazembe’s abortion saved him from suicide. \nClick to View Trailer \n\n\nTRANS_CCS \nMaria Millan\, 2022\, Venezuela\, 22 min.\nAn intimate take on the life of a transgender woman living in Caracas\, Venezuela during the lockdown of 2021. \nClick to View Trailer URL:https://tiglff.com/event/documentary-shorts-program-2/ LOCATION:Tampa Theatre\, 711 N Franklin St\, Tampa\, FL\, 33602\, United States CATEGORIES:Documentary,Foreign Language,Shorts,Trans ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/trans-cc-large.jpg GEO:27.950374;-82.458808 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St Tampa FL 33602 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=711 N Franklin St:geo:-82.458808,27.950374 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211010T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230910T135441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230910T135441Z UID:10000852-1633633200-1633892400@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Drag Stars Double Feature: DESCRIPTION:Being BeBe: the BeBe Zahara Benet Documentary\nEmily Branham\, 2021\, USA/Cameroon\, 93 min. \nMarshall Ngwa (a.k.a. renowned drag performer BeBe Zahara Benet) came to the United States from homophobic Cameroon with dreams of a better life and became the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2009. This inspiring documentary follows Marshall’s remarkable immigrant journey from the earliest days of his amateur drag performance career in Minneapolis\, circa 2006\, to his emergence as one of the leading artists in the movement to celebrate and advance Queer Black Excellence during the 2020s. With 15 years of intimate access to Marshall’s story\, the film presents his unique love affair with performance alongside his unstoppable sense of persistence and purpose\, offering an unprecedented portrait of an artist who chooses to live a creative life against all odds. \nEnglish/French with English subtitles) \n\n \nWorkhorse Queen\nAngela Washko\, 2021\, USA\, 88 mins.\nBy day\, Ed Popil worked as the manager of a telemarketing center in post-industrial Rochester\, New York for 18 years. By night\, he transformed into drag queen Mrs. Kasha Davis\, a 1960’s era inspired housewife trying to liberate herself from domestic toil through performing at night in secret – an homage to Ed’s own mother. After seven years of auditioning to compete on reality television show RuPaul’s Drag Race\, Ed was finally cast onto the show and thrust into a full-time entertainment career at the late age of 44. With one-foot inching toward Hollywood’s doorstep and the other cemented firmly within her beloved Rochester community\, Mrs. Kasha Davis finds a surprising new audience at home as she works toward becoming the queer role model for children that Ed didn’t have and desperately wanted while growing up. \nAvailable online: Oct. 7th\, 7:00pm – Oct. 10th\, 7:00pm URL:https://tiglff.com/event/drag-race-stars-double-feature/ LOCATION:TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINE CATEGORIES:Documentary,Drag,Foreign Language ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/drag-race-double.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211010T230000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230910T135442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230910T135442Z UID:10000853-1633334400-1633906800@tiglff.com SUMMARY:It’s A Queer World After All…Shorts Program DESCRIPTION:A series of international shorts. \nBefore the Eruption (Antes de la Erupción)\nRoberto Pérez Toledo\, 2020\, Spain\, 9 min. \nDespite different types of warnings\, a volcanic eruption can occur without any prior signal. This group of friends did not see it coming. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nGod’s Daughter Dances\nSungbin Byun\, 2020\, South Korea\, 25 min.\nShin-mi\, a transgender female dancer at a gay club in Korea\, gets called in for a mandatory Military Service Examination. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nNight Ride (Nattrikken) \nEirik Tveiten\, 2020\, Norway\, 15 min.\nDuring a cold night in December\, Ebba waits for the tram home but an unexpected turn of events will test her mental and emotional fortitude. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nUnlonely \nNatalia Lampropoulou\, 2021\, Greece\, 9 min.\nDuring the pandemic lockdown\, an unemployed actor works at an online companionship service. One day a lonely middle-aged gay man calls him with a strange request. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nLioness (Löwin)\nAlexander Conrads\, 2020\, Germany\, 15 min.\n11-year-old Leo has to deal with her depressive father while secretly falling in love with her best friend Isabell. \n\nAs Simple As That (Simples Assim) \nLuciana Bitencourt\, 2021\, Brazil\, 19 min.\nSuspicious that her son is gay\, Joana shares her doubts with her husband. To her surprise\, the boy’s father knows much more about the subject than she imagined. \n\nSwingin’\nShang-Sing Guo\, 2020\, Taiwan\, 23 min.\nWhen sixth-grader Qiu is bullied in school for having gay dads\, his stepfather Howard\, a flamboyant jazz trumpet player\, comes to the rescue. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nAvailable online: Oct. 4th 8:00am – Oct. 10th 11:00pm URL:https://tiglff.com/event/its-a-queer-world-after-allshorts-program/ LOCATION:TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINE CATEGORIES:Comedy,Drama,Foreign,Foreign Language,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/night-ride.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211010T230000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230910T135442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230910T135442Z UID:10000856-1633334400-1633906800@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Snips and Snails - Shorts Program DESCRIPTION:A series of mens’ shorts. \n\nComplicated\nIsak Kohaly\, 2020\, Israel\, 22 min.\nA chubby and depressed young man returns to his childhood home in the suburbs following a mental breakdown. Under the care of his quirky and overprotective mother\, old tensions about his sexual orientation arise and leads him to confront his body image issues. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nVirgin My Ass\nAdar Sigler\, 2020\, Israel\, 17 min.\nOphir asks his friend Harel for a favour that might make him feel like a normal gay guy. They both learn a small lesson in intimacy and community. \n\nGetting Closer\nEthan Roberts\, 2020\, USA\, 6 min. \nTwo stoned boyfriends navigate unexpected vulnerability (as well as the giggles) while attempting to get off. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nHard \nChristian Jacob Ramón\, 2021\, USA\, 12 min.\nAn unexpected bout of performance anxiety throws a wrench into the plans of two men on their first night together. \n\nin[APP]licable\nCam Owen\, 2020\, USA\, 11 min.\nAfter moving from small-town Louisiana to New Orleans\, Ted navigates the city using a dating app. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nPrivate Photos (Fotos Privadas)\n Marcelo Grabowsky\, 2020\, Brazil\, 20 min.\nRafa and Matheus face the excitement and weirdness of having a third member inside their apartment. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nPeace\n Adomako Aman\, 2020\, USA\, 11 min.\nA love story that dives into the complexities of a down-low queer relationship and really questions what it means to be at peace. \n\nFrankie\nJames Kautz\, 2020\, USA\, 11 min.\nFrankie\, a non-binary trans person\, crashes their ex-partner’s men-only 12 step meeting\, determined to be heard… no matter the cost. \n\nGraduation\nRobin Wang\, 2020\, USA\, 6 min.\nFollowing a graduation celebration\, a Chinese couple must navigate their relationship’s future as dictated by the circumstances of life and their families. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nAvailable online: Oct. 4th 8:00am – Oct. 10th 11:00pm URL:https://tiglff.com/event/snips-and-snails-shorts-program/ LOCATION:TIGLFF SCREENING ROOM-ONLINE CATEGORIES:Asian,Comedy,Drama,Foreign,Foreign Language,Gay,Romance,Shorts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tiglff.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hard_photo-still-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211004T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211010T230000 DTSTAMP:20240328T203257 CREATED:20230910T135442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230910T135442Z UID:10000854-1633334400-1633906800@tiglff.com SUMMARY:Pride and Prejudice Shorts Program DESCRIPTION:A series of documentary shorts. \n\nA Big Fat Taiwanese Same-Sex Wedding \nLarry\, Tung\, 2019\, Taiwan\, 4 min. \nIn celebration of becoming the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage\, Taiwan threw a big wedding banquet in front of its Presidential Office Building in Taipei. \nClick to View Trailer \n\nBelonging \nMatt Scholten\, 2020\, Australia\, 22 min. \nTwo generations of gay activism are demonstrated when young LGBTQI+ campaigner Sam Watson takes a road trip from Hobart to the North West to learn more about the history of Tasmania’s gay law reform with Rodney Croome. \n\nNo Man’s Land\nAnna Andersen\, Gabriella Canal\, 2021\, USA\, 28 min.\nThe 1970s saw the birth of womyn’s lands\, communities where lesbian separatists could live together\, away from a patriarchal society. A handful of these womyn formed Alapine in rural Alabama\, where no men are allowed. \nClick to View Video \n\nCaro Comes Out\nBrit Fryer\, Caro Hernandez\, 2020\, USA\, 12 min \nThis film is an experiment\, but it’s also a comedy\, but it’s also a short film about coming out to your entire Cuban family. \n\nWe Are Not Who They Say We Are \nManu Valcarce\, 2020\, Honduras/UK\, 18 min. \nArcoiris is a group of LGBTQI+ human rights defenders in Honduras that has endured public abuse\, stigmatization\, threats\, and attacks that go largely unpunished due to a prejudiced police force and judiciary. \n\nThe Leaf\nWilliam J. Zang\, 2021\, USA\, 4 min.\nA personal\, poetic\, documentary about a filmmaker’s experience as a gay Asian immigrant during the pandemic. \n\nLet There Be Colour\nAdo Hasanovic\, 2019\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, 15 min.\nOn September\, 8 2019 Sarajevo hosts its first Pride March. But are the people in their country ready for this event? \nClick to View Trailer \n\nTaiwan Pride for the World\nLarry Tung\, 2020\, Taiwan\, 3 min. \nLast year\, more than 400 pride events around the world were canceled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But Taiwan was fighting the virus effectively and decided to host a pride parade for the world. \n\n