Out On Screen

Setareh Mohammadi investigates issues of displacement, immigration, gender and status in the lives of two individuals, Quvi and Froogh.

Rancour is about abuse in a queer relationship. With a punk sensibility and soundtrack, the artist conveys being trapped in an emotionally abusive relationship while living in a culture bent on celebration and positive images. Mainstream queer culture and queer media are loathe to discuss any dirty little secrets under the rainbow. Rancour dares to explore the interrelations between fear, shame, complicity, rage, silence, hatred, and romantic love.

The Bearded Lady tells the gay mainstream to shut the fuck up and listen, turn its scrutinizing eyes on their own transphobia, racism and poorbashing, and to think hard about their misuse of the term “community”.

After coming up against homophobia from straight service providers, Queer Gimp Girl (Marg Scott) seeks out other disabled queers and asks about their experiences of disabled awareness and access in the queer communities.

Molly Starlight Morin from Enoch Rez, Alberta, appeared on a Reform Party list of dubious Canada Council grants. The ensuing furore earned her national press coverage and mentioned on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Royal Canadian Air Farce.

This mixed media video piece explores the healing process of recovery from childhood sexual abuse through the interwoven mediums of story, poetry, dance and visual art. For survivors and their supporters.

Unmapping Desire is an experimental video-poem exploring separation, political borders and social boundaries, which keep women from loving women. Set to evocative images and music, the poem unfolds charting the journey of two South Asian women and their victory of through imagining "borderless countries in a county-less world."

Phoenix Is a Cunning Cunt offers a look into the life of Phoenix, a misunderstood transsexual youth navigating the trials and tribulations of everyone's worst high-school nightmares. S/he is self-assured in exploring pronouns and family roles and shows us a snippet of "hir" daily struggle toward personhood

Disclosure of HIV status to a lover, rejection and disgust from another, and general malaise convince a young man that suicide would be better than reality. In conclusion the angel of death Azrael bids farewell to the disillusioned youth as he slashes himself into oblivion.

Alex Mah’s film Checkpoint is a video which explores the impact of ID on the lives of trans men of colour.

Going In, by Jacks Cheng, explores the role of a straight sibling in a young gay man’s life.

A video information brochure for the British Columbia Persons With AIDS Society's annual retreat for members at Loon Lake. Experience a retreat from a participant's point of view. See and hear the people come together in a supportive, caring, and healing environment. Understand the personal empowerment that each takes away.

Transversal is an experimental light-hearted romp through the “Gender Disease Control Clinic.” Transversal explores and critiques the dominant medical model that is used to treat people with Gender Identity Disorder.

A cast of five handcrafted puppets bring the audience through a luv story about early confused hot queer luv... with live puppet sex scenes and real broken hearts.

“During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s the Canadian military undertook a series of witch hunts aimed at interrogating and intimidating gays and lesbians serving in the military. I was one of those investigated. This is my story."

"Sounding Queer Space" connects different ideas about what constitutes queer space. Comments on safety, inclusion, architecture and how to create queer space are accompanied by a song by Veda Hille.

Bi? Lesbian? Gay? Why limit yourself?