Film Screening: Performing Girl about queer trans Sri Lankan performer D’Lo
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Part of Queer of Color Festival:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 @ 12:30pm-2:00pm AT THE CROSS-CULTURAL CENTER (DR. WHITE ROOM)
ALL ARE WELCOME
FREE PIZZA AND DRINKS
About the film: Performing Girl is a short documentary (30 min) about D’Lo, a queer transgender, Tamil Sri Lankan American actor, writer, director and comic. D’Lo and his parents explain how his identity and their relationship has changed over the last 20 years. The film won the OUTFEST Grand Jury Award for Short Documentary and the Best Short Film from the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Following the film will be a discussion led by Anna Renée Winget, PhD student in Drama.
This event is part of the Queer of Color Festival at UCI.
The Queer of Color Fest is an event to celebrate… queer of color artists and scholars, to provide a venue to showcase their work (films, performances, music, art, writing, research, etc.), and to open up a safe space to hold much needed discussions of intersectionality and how intersections of identity affect work generated by queer of color individuals.
All events are free and open to the public.
OTHER EVENTS IN THE QUEER OF COLOR FESTIVAL:
Weds 5/11 10am-11:30 at the Nixon – Award-winning performer/ writer and actor on Emmy-nominated East Los High, Karen Anzoategui offers free mini solo performance workshop and discusses their hxstory.
Fri 5/13 @8pm and Sat 5/14 @3pm – Dance performance in PSTU 1100 studio by Oscar Manuel Manzo
Mon 5/16 10:30-12pm: What is a Queer of Color Artist? Roundtable discussion with Gary Busby, Chair of Theatre; Oscar Manuel Manzo, dancer; Genevieve Jessee McCall, performer/ writer; Joey Abrego, actor. *free coffee and pastries*
Mon 5/16 12pm-2pm Lunch reception and Queer Black Arts
ARCHIVES OF HEALING, a film by Kumi James; performance by Genevieve Jessee McCall; and another TBA, followed by Q&A.
This is event is made possible with support from UCI Associated Graduate Students (AGS), the UCI Drama, Multicultural Spring, UCI Cross Cultural Center, UCI LGBT Resource Center, and Brown Bag Theatre.
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