Accepting With Pride
Accepting With Pride
Thu, Aug 26, PROG – 3
“Picking and Choosing is not Acceptance”- says one of the characters in one of the films here. Acceptance has to be complete and an unconditional journey – like climbing up a ladder where you can’t miss a single bar. Acceptance by the law is helpful, but the real change can happen only when parents, families and friends start accepting and supporting their LGBTQIA+ children, family members or friends. A selection of seven heart-warming films to bring a smile on your faces and make your hearts swell up with PRIDE!
FIRST CARNIVAL (Primeiro Carnaval)
Dir: Alan Medina | 5 min | 2020 | Brazil | No Dialogues
The mundane lull of a neighbourhood is broken and a child is over the moon!
PINK BARONG
Dir: Veronica Velasco | 5 min | 2019 | Philippines | Tagalog, English
Eric discovers — and accepts — his father’s secret identity after his death.
MANO SANTA
Dir: Stephanie Camacho Casillas | 14 min | 2020 | Puerto Rico | Spanish
Don Isidoro, better known as the “holy hand” by his people, shelters his grandson Pablo for a few days after he escaped from his home.
SPARKS
Dir: Netta Shalev | 25 min | 2019 | Israel | Hebrew
Set in 1994, homophobic Amit returns home a year after the death of his twin brother, Yoni, who died of AIDS. Amit is surprised to find that his family and Yoni’s former partner are going to a drag show in Yoni’s memory.
ALEXA, XANDER AND THE UNIVERSE (Sina Alexa, Xander at Ang Universe)
Dir: Vahn Leinard C. Pascual | 10 min | 2020 Philippines | Tagalog
It is Miss Universe 2020 finals. In their room, siblings Alexa and Xander are busy readying up for their own… when something unexpected happened.
THE NAME OF THE SON (El nombre del hijo)
Dir: Martina Matzkin | 13 min | 2020 | Argentina | Spanish
Lucho, a 13-year-old trans boy, doesn’t usually share much time with his father. An unwilling trip with him and his younger sister imposes new closeness that tests their relationship.
HAND OFF
Dir: Chadlee Skrikker | 24 min | 2020 | South Africa | Afrikaans, English
A rugby player admits to having a crush on his best friend and teammate, causing a rift in their friendship. He retreats into a fantasy world as he struggles to confront his friend, while trying to fit into the macho world of rugby.
