SEEKING REFUGE & LIBERATION SHORTS
Date: March 11, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: TCL Chinese 6 Theatres
3rd Level Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
In a time where people around the world are persecuted for living in their truth, this short program uplifts the stories of LGBTQ people worldwide seeking liberation and safety. An illuminating exploration and celebration of international rights and asylum.
THE WORLD IS ROUND SO THAT NOBODY CAN HIDE IN THE CORNERS - PAR...
SEEKING REFUGE & LIBERATION SHORTS
Date: March 11, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: TCL Chinese 6 Theatres
3rd Level Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
In a time where people around the world are persecuted for living in their truth, this short program uplifts the stories of LGBTQ people worldwide seeking liberation and safety. An illuminating exploration and celebration of international rights and asylum.
THE WORLD IS ROUND SO THAT NOBODY CAN HIDE IN THE CORNERS - PART 1: REFUGE
(Dir: Leandro Goddinho, 2017, Germany & Brazil, 10 min)
He was forced to leave Nigeria to save himself, and his love.
THE FINDING HOME SERIES: LGBT IMMIGRANTS & ASYLUM SEEKERS - EPISODE 3: ELAHEH
(Dir: Abraham Troen, 2017, USA, 20 min)
Follows an Iranian lesbian bodybuilder refugee, coping with her tumultuous past, after attaining US citizenship with her partner.
SKAI BLUE
(Dir: Guido Verelst, 2017, Belgium, 18 min)
Who would've thought this would come from a dating app?
THE FINDING HOME SERIES: LGBT IMMIGRANTS & ASYLUM SEEKERS - EPISODE 2, STACY
(Dir: Abraham Troen, 2017, USA, 23 min)
Follows a Salvadorian transgender asylum seeker, working as a housekeeper in Downtown LA, while contending in the Ms. Latina beauty pageant in Hollywood.
HALF A LIFE
(Dir: Tamara Shogaolu, 2017, USA, Netherlands, Indonesia, Egypt, 12 mins)
This Egyptian man must make a choice between activism and asylum
THE WORLD IS ROUND SO THAT NOBODY CAN HIDE IN THE CORNERS - PART 2: THE KISS
(DIr: Leandro Goddinho, 2017, Germany, 5 min)
A performance exploring the romance and terror of a simple kiss