LGBTQ+: Here I Stand

Available August 26 – December 20

Availability

August 26 – December 20

Monday-Friday

9:00 am-12:00 pm

Space is limited.

Pricing

Groups 2-11: $120 minimum

Groups 12-24: $10 /ticket

Groups 25-99: $8 /ticket

Groups 100+: $6 /ticket

Refreshment Package: $3 /person

This selection of shorts celebrates identity and emphasizes the importance of being seen in your own terms particularly from the perspective of trans and gender nonconforming youth.

For Ages 14+ | 59 minutes | Presented in English and original languages with subtitles

Themes: Social Media Ethics, Dreaming, Daring to be Different, Finding Your Own Path, Identity Exploration, Gender/Sexuality Spectrum, Gender Roles and Nonconformity.

Content Warning: Stressful Situations, Traumatic and/or Triggering Content.

Short Films

Kapaemahu (Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu & Dean Hamer, USA, 2019, 9 mins): Kapaemahu reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach – and the legendary spirits within them. Long ago, four extraordinary individuals of both male and female spirit brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii. Narrated in an ancient Hawaiian dialect, “Kapaemahu” brings this powerful legend back to life in vivid animation.

AIKANE (Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, & Joe Wilson, USA, 2023, 14 mins): A mysterious youth uses his shapeshifting powers to rescue a valiant warrior wounded in battle against foreign invaders. The real adventure begins when they fall in love.

Inside the Skin (Shafagh Abosaba & Maryam Mahdiye, Iran, 2023, 17 mins): Ali (they/them) is a talented teenage football player preparing for an important match, but they live in a community that is both queer-phobic and misogynistic. Ali must keep their true identity a secret from everyone. When fellow player Hamed discovers Ali’s secret, they are faced with a life-altering decision.

Something About Alex (Reinout Hellenthal, Netherlands, 2017, 19 mins): Alex, seemingly just another young teenage boy, finds himself constantly angry over the fact that the world treats him differently than everyone else. Now, the only person who knows his secret will be moving away soon, leaving Alex to fend for himself.

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