community CINEGAY Some of this year’s films are:
Don’t Call Me Son (Brazil, 82 min., 2016, Portuguese with English subtitles, Drama) Tall, dark, androgynously handsome, Pierre wears eyeliner and a black lace g-string, while having sex with both boys and girls. The confusion only goes deeper when the teenager’s single, working-class mom is arrested for having stolen him at birth. He’s returned to his biological parents: bourgeois, straight-laced and thrilled to have him back -- at least until he shows up in a zebra-print mini dress. The turmoil of adolescence is plumbed with wit and compassion.
Etiqueta No Rigurosa (Mexico, 92 min., 2016, Spanish with English subtitles, Documentary) Victor and Fernando run a beauty salon in Baja California. For many of their customers they were a lovely couple, until they decided to marry. They become the first ones in their state to fight for their rights in a place filled with homophobia and inequality. Through their struggle, they manage to open the eyes of Mexican society and affirm a love that fills every frame of this moving and eye-opening recent film.
Forbidden: Undocumented
and Queer in Rural America (USA, 90 min., 2016, English, Spanish with subtitles, Documentary) When Moisés Serrano was just a baby, his parents risked everything to flee Mexico and make the perilous journey across the desert in search of the American dream. After 23 years growing up in the rural South as an undocumented, gay man, Serrano is forbidden to live and love in the country he calls home. He sees only one option: to fight for justice and demand equality.
Jesús (Chile, 83 min., 2016, Spanish with English subtitles, Drama) Jesús, 18, lives alone with his father, Hector, with whom he has a detached relationship. He dances in a K-pop band, hangs out with friends, does drugs, watches trashy clips, and has sex in public places. He and his friends partake in a tragedy one night and the event makes Jesús and Héctor closer than ever, but also threatens to tear them apart forever.
The Ornithologist (Portugal / France / Brazil, 117 min., 2016, Portuguese, Mandarin and Spanish with English subtitles, Drama) A handsome ornithologist experiences a series of surreal adventures during a bird surveying trip in this queer interpretation of the life of St. Anthony of Padua.
The CineGay Showcase also features a LGBT short film program. Complete screening information including dates, times and ticket sales can be found
atsdlatinofilm.com.
Ovarian Psycos (USA, 72 min., 2016, English; Spanish with English subtitles, Documentary) Riding at night through streets deemed dangerous in Eastside Los Angeles, the Ovarian Psycos use their bicycles to confront the violence in their lives. The film rides along with the Ovas, exploring the impact of the group’s activism born of feminist ideals, indigenous understanding and an urban/hood mentality. They confront injustice, racism and violence, and take back their streets one ride at a time.
TRANSCENDING POLITICALLY-CHARGED TIMES by chris carpenter
Sadly, deportation fears are at a fever pitch, thanks to el presidente Donald Trump. Fortunately, he can’t prevent the 2017 edition of the San Diego Latino Film Festival, nor its LGBTQ showcase, CineGay. The event will runThursday, March 16 through Sunday, March 26at AMC Fashion Valley 18. Now in its 24th year, the fest annually screens more than 160 films from Latin America,
Spain, the United States, Mexico and other parts of the world in celebration of Latino film, art and culture. Also featured are after parties, filmmaker workshops and guest celebrities from the hottest TV shows and feature films. “LGBTQ cinema is transcendent by nature, oftentimes forcing spectators to look beyond their own experiences and inviting them to engage, reconcile and ultimately relate to issues initially outside of their understanding,” said Moises Esparza, the festival’s programmer. “It is our pleasure to continue our annual tradition of bringing you the very best of LGBTQ Latino cinema.”
LGBTQ cinema is transcendent by nature, often- times forcing spectators to look beyond their own experiences and inviting them to engage,
reconcile and ultimately relate to issues initially outside of their understanding.”
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RAGE monthly | MARCH 2017
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