QTIPOC Nights Presents: Heart Breaks Open - The Vancouver Premier
- Category:
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Film
- When:
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Saturday, November 12, 2011 7:00 pm
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11:30 pm
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- Where:
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317 Broadway E
Vancouver, BC V5T 1W5
(604) 872-3166
- How:
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Official Website
- Cost:
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CA$5.00 - CA$10.00
- Submitted by:
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Louise G.
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- What/Why:
- TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com...
Suggested $5 - $10, no one turned away
All proceeds go to Rhizome Cafe. Come support our much beloved community space.
This event is created by QTIPOC Nights to open intentional space for queer, trans, and intersex folk who are also Indigenous and people of colour. Allies welcome.
More info on accessibility, event details, etc to follow. Save the date and spread the word to qtipocs you know!
To provide a chemical and fragrance free event, we request that participants refrain from the following before or during the event: Smoking; Wearing colognes, perfumes or scented oils; and using chemical based laundry detergents or fabric softeners. We ask participants to wear something that has had limited exposure to the items above. For info on Multiple Chemical Sensitivities:
http://dualpowerproduc...
This film was a community effort with involvement from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Gay City, Lifelong AIDS Alliance, and Three Dollar Bill Cinema. It was shot in so many local locations like Purr, The Cuff, Mom's Pharmacy, Cal Anderson Park, The Lookout, Vera Project, and Gay City Health Project.
About The Film:
A model queer activist and poet, Jesus (Maximillian Davis) prides himself in his work with the Seattle LGBT community. At the same time, Jesus is having unprotected sex and cheating on his long-time partner Johnny (Vancouver's own Samonte Cruz). Jesus's world implodes when he discovers that he is HIV positive, forcing him to confront his innermost fears, his relationship with his ex-boyfriend, and a future living with HIV. Faced with the unknown, Jesus is pulled from the brink of self-destruction by Sister Alysa Trailer (Brian Peters), a drag nun who leads him down a path of self-discovery.
'heart breaks open' is a feature film about queer life, public health and community accountability. It was written as a four page outline and transformed to a feature-length project through a collaborative filmmaking process. Actors used improvisational acting to create dialogue and action. Documentary filmmakers captured performances using cinema verité techniques. Seattle locations and their staff were used to create an undeniable meditative realism.
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