Documentary Panorama 1 & 2

BUNNY DECIDES TO GO
Dir: Vusala Hajiyeva
17 min / Azerbaijan / Azerbaijani

A personal video diary about the isolation, fear and threats to her life in Baku that led the filmmaker on an unplanned trip to Tbilisi. There she has to adapt to a new life in a new city, solve the problems she carried.

MAWITAI’KW
Dir: Bretten Hannam
17 min / Canada / English, Other

Across Wabanaki territory, Two-Spirit people overcome distance, isolation, and a pandemic to unite as a community and share perspectives.

PRIVILEGES
Dir: Daniel Favaretto
34 min / Brazil / Portuguese

We used to have nightmares about AIDS. Today we choose to dream. Documentary invites people living with HIV to select memories to relive performatively in a dream.

SONS OF THE NIGHT
Dir: Henrique Arruda
16 min / Brazil / Portuguese

Questioning where their bodies fit in the current world, seven elderly men between ages 50 and 70 share their memories, lives and nocturnal images.

SEAN DORSEY DANCE: DREAMING TRANS AND QUEER FUTURES
Dir: Lindsay Gauthier
10 min / USA / English 

This visually-exquisite short is a fusion of dance film and documentary — and a powerful profile of trailblazing transgender choreographer and activist Sean Dorsey. Dorsey uplifts the beauty, power, wisdom and grace of bodies and voices, and works tirelessly to support other trans/LGBTQI+ artists.

DIVA
Dir: Nicolas Cilins
29 min / Vietnam / Vietnamese

Diva Cat Thy is a transwoman who sells noodles on the streets of Saigon, Vietnam. She posts videos everyday on social media. The film is made out of this found footage, and entangles her story with the ones of the filmmaker and the translator.

ALWAYS, ASIFA
Dir: Shiva Raichandani
20 min / United Kingdom / English

As Asifa prepares to finally undergo gender affirmation surgery, the disabled trans activist, who is also Britain’s first out Muslim drag queen, reflects on how her life has – and hasn’t – changed during her transition.