Unfurl Your Pride

Thu May 16, 9.30 AM, Liberty Cinema

ENCORE SCREENING: SAT, MAY 18, 2.30 PM, Alliance Française

In the ever evolving LGBTQ+ spectrum, PRIDE is an emotion, a sense of belonging. It is the celebration to understand, accept all the diverse genders and identities and truly being you. Here is a mixed package of six short films echoing this year’s theme for KASHISH. These films are celebration of being who you are, with Pride!

INNER WOUND REAL
Director: Carrie Hawks
15 min | 2022 | Documentary Short | USA | English

Inner Wound Real is an animated documentary short about three BIPOC folks who self-injure, then find new ways to cope. The film has 3 different animators & styles, one for each participant.

LIKE A MOONFLOWER Director: Upasana Dahal 13 min | 2021 | Narrative Short | Bhutan | Bhutanese A 25-year-old transgender leads two lives. She dons the mantle of a male taxi driver every day, compelled by the expectations of her family, the fear of social stigma, and worse, the horror of not being accepted. At night, she becomes a fiery bar dancer, living out her real persona.

302 Director: Leon Cheo 16 min | 2024 | Narrative Short | Singapore | English An officer cadet opens a can of worms when he declares “302” to the Singapore army.

ITS A GRAY, GRAY WORLD Director: Seyed Mohsen Shakib 6 min | 2022 | Animation Short | Islamic Republic of Iran | Persian In a completely gray world, the colorful identity of a conservative young man is accidentally revealed by a playful boy. People are terrified of this, calling the police to arrest the young man. But the young man manages to escape, returning the next day to defend his right to freedom.

THE LEFT HAND (La Main Gauche)
Director: Maxime Robin
14 min | 2022 | Narrative Short | Canada | French

Young Maxime’s mother starts worrying about him when his 2nd grade teacher declares him “abnormal”.

CATBOY Director: Cristian Sitjas 14min | 2023 | Narrative Short | Spain | Spanish Marc, after receiving several racist comments on a gay dating app, receives a message from his transexual friend Cacao inviting him to a Ballroom. Marc decides to go.

ENCORE SCREENING: SAT, MAY 18, 2.30 PM, Alliance Française