Youth Queer Media Program
Youth Queer Media Program
Friday November 16 7:00 – 8:00 pm
#1 Legion Upstairs
All Ages – Pay What You Can
Femme Wave and the Calgary Queer Arts Society are proud to screen shorts about growing into self and community by youth filmmakers. The Youth Queer Media Program (YQMP) is an exciting opportunity for youth who have an exceptional story to tell. Participants work alongside industry professionals to create a short film that represents their unique perspective on queer identity for youth today.
The program is open to any youth between 16-24 years of age, and no previous film experience is required. Short films can be of any genre or type and final films can be up to 15 minutes long.
The program runs each year from December – March and provides the time and tools to create a short film, including workshops with industry professionals in storyboarding, editing, filming, and production.
This is an encore presentation of these films, which initially premiered at Fairy Tales Calgary’s Queer Film Festival in May.
Please note these films deal with complex issues, including intense emotional duress and trauma. This event is all ages, however the films deal with some mature themes. Please reach out to festival volunteers if you need help. We are a community and we exist to support each other.
Total Run Time 56:54
Everyday Love (4:29)
Directed by Hannah Hunter-Loubert
Everyday Love is a portrait of a queer couple and the way love can be very mundane.
Working to the Top (8:10)
Directed by Sean Ruhland
A transition can’t happen overnight, but one night can make you realize just how long the transition is taking. Working to the Top shows just some of the ways life is make harder for trans people when all they’re doing is existing in the same space.
The Luminous Ones (14:11)
Directed by Lee Doré
The Luminous Ones is a sonic journey of three innocent heroes guided to battle a dark machine entity trying to overtake the world.
Paint (14:12)
Directed by Selina Martineau
How do Queer artists respond to society? This short documentary explores how local drag performers and queer visual artists are addressing identity in this political climate.
Becoming Carrie (14:54)
Directed by Brian Ruhland
A first time queen prepares for the stage, emotionally and physically, with the help of community, mentors, and friends.
