RAINBOW VISIONS - MAY 16-19, 2024
CHUCK CHUCK BABY
In the great tradition of British working class dramedies, and filled with bursts of magical song, Chuck Chuck Baby is a film of love, loss and music set in and around the unlikeliest of places: a chicken factory in Industrial North Wales.
NOT QUITE THAT
Might a genetic mutation be the very thing that allows this nice, Jewish, butch lesbian to be fully seen at last? Meet Sarah, 57.
Preceded by the Short Film: I Was Here
PRIDE V. PREJUDICE: The Delwin Vriend Story
Delwin Vriend never wanted to be a human rights activist, but in challenging his firing for being gay, he set in motion a chain of events that impacted the lives of LGBTQ+ people —not just in Alberta, not just in Canada, but around the globe.
Guests in attendance & post-screening reception!
BIRDER
A birdwatcher invades a nude, queer campground wearing whatever he needs to to ensnare the locals in this darkly comic erotic thriller.
Preceded by the Short Film: Twisted Distinction
Rated 18+. Mature Audiences Only
RILEY
The tightly controlled life of a dedicated high school athlete starts to unravel as he grapples with his queer identity conflicting with societal expectations of who he should be.
Guests in attendance!!
CHASING CHASING AMY
On a quest to understand how this divisive LGBTQ+ ‘90s rom-com saved his life as a queer kid, Sav Rodgers explores the legacy of Kevin Smith’s cult classic, Chasing Amy.
Preceded by the short film: The Bend
A HOUSE IS NOT A DISCO
What if you really did put all the gays on an island? A House is not a Disco documents a year-in-the-life in the iconic “homo-normative” community of Fire Island Pines.
Preceded by the Short Film: Realness with a Twist
BIG BOYS
A teenage boy’s unexpected crush turns a camping trip into a weekend of self-discovery in this heartwarming coming-of-age comedy.
Preceded by the short film: Colours of the Lake
DESIRE LINES
Desire Lines is a hybrid feature film that blends personal interviews, archival materials, and narrative fiction to explore the complicated and often unwritten history of transmasculine sexuality.
Preceded by the short film: Catboy
TEACHES OF PEACHES
Teaches of Peaches seamlessly weaves exclusive archival gems with dynamic tour footage capturing the transformative journey of Canadian Merrill Nisker into the internationally acclaimed cultural powerhouse, Peaches.
Preceded by the short film: Sultana’s Reign
EUDAIMONIA
Prudence, a housecleaner with the telepathic power to eavesdrop on people's thoughts, creates eccentric characters and stages confrontational performances in the street.
Guests in attendance!!
Preceded by the short film: Sinzere | Shades: Amplify her Voice
I SAW THE TV GLOW
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own.