THURSDAY, November 07

UCSB Multicultural Center

8:00 pm - FREE PROGRAM of Mixed Shorts
Join us for a series of short films representing a range of ethnicities, identities, and orientations, plus a sneak preview of festival features.

The Package (O Pacote)

Schoolmates Leandro and Jefferson hit it off, but will love survive a potentially life-threatening secret.
Director: Rafael Aidar / Brazil, 2013, 19 minutes

in Portuguese with English subtitles

Al-Basir

An Arab civil rights lawyer in New York finds himself under government surveillance as he negotiates between his Muslim and gay identities.
Director: Omar Hakim / USA, 2013, 11 minutes

in English and Arabic with English subtitles

Being Stavros

Upbeat but vastly overweight Stavros makes us confront a different kind of prejudice when he enters
Mr. Gay UK competition.

Director: Jonothan McLeod / UK, 2013, 10 minutes

The Identity of Justice: Transsexual Women in Cochabamba (La Identidad de Justicia: Mujeres Trans en Cochabamba)

This documentary sheds light on the lives and legal struggles of trans women in Bolivia.
Director: Lucas Waldron / Bolivia & USA, 2012, 14 minutes

in Spanish with English subtitles

Marriage of Inconvenience

A pastor’s wife faces a choice between supporting her son’s dreams and joining her husband’s very public protest against gay marriage.

Director: Franklin Rho / USA, 2013, 8 minutes

Alaska Is a Drag

Fish gutting, sequins, and Bruce Lee moves vie for the spotlight in an Alaskan port city.

Director: Shaz Bennett / USA, 2012, 14 minutes

Hector: Lost Souls with Switchblades

1950s tropes permeate this stylish short centered on Hector (Kiyomi McCloskey), a masculine-of-center greaser in East L.A. who encounters both wanted and unwanted attention.
Director: Jeff Compton / USA, 2013, 14 minutes

Invited Guests: Omar Hakim Jeff Compton Lucas Waldron

Dessert Reception to follow screening

Program sponsored by the UCSB Multicultural Center