Pink Lobster: New Brunswick's 2slgbtqia+ Film Festival

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Q***r Research Day is coming up this Friday, March. 15th at UNB! Q***r Research Day is a Celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+ Research at UNB, and is the last of the 2023-2024 series of Q***r Research events hosted by the Faculty of Arts. It will begin in Tilley Hall, Room 28, and there are panels, workshops, and more planned from 8:30am to 9pm!

Everyone is welcome, and it is a free event! Refreshments will be provided.

From the poster: "QRD is aimed at showcasing 2SLGBTQIA+ research by students and faculty. Please join us for a full day of diverse presentations. This event is proudly hosted by the UNB Faculty of Arts & Gender and Women's Studies."

For more information on Q***r Research Day, contact [email protected] or [email protected]!

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Outfest Fusion Is Now Available Online, Everywhere! Our Outfest Fusion virtual program kicks off today! Stream our virtual titles from anywhere in U.S. and internationally now through April 2! We are also excited to offer a Virtual All-Access Pass to catch everything in our library and our International Shorts Package for our non-U.S. audience...

I Can't Forget Him
Directed by: Kevin Kai Wing Yiu


Tickets and information can be found here:
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Kevin Yiu is a q***r Hong Kong-Bostonian filmmaker with a passion for empowering his audience to be fully self-expressed and representing fringe humanity, especially in the LGBTQI+ space, through his work. He is currently completing his M.F.A. Film and Television Production at Loyola Marymount University. Yiu quitted his job as a pharmaceutical scientist in Boston to become a filmmaker in LA. His mission is to create a world without boundaries, where people with different ethnicities, sexualities and gender-expressions can coexist. Yiu’s work are inspired by his cultural and wild experience being out and about in both Hong Kong and America. His point of view is unapologetically q***r and he loves exploring dark, messy characters through comedy.

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CANCR
Directed by: Brittany Alsot
Instagram:
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Brittany Alsot is a Chicago filmmaker focused on creating inclusive, empathetic working environments for cast and crew. Her q***r shorts have screened at dozens of festivals across the US and internationally. Up next, she's directing and producing the feature documentary, "Finding Your Laughter," about a Chicago comedian using improv to care for her dad who has Alzheimer's.

Dear Me
Directed by: Stella Gelardi Malfilatre
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A Danish born, self taught and freelance director and photographer, currently based in Copenhagen again, after having spend little over 7 years in London. Telling authentic stories and pushing for inclusivity behind the camera as well as in front of it, is at the forefront of her work.

Interface: Crusin'
Directed by: Nate King
Instagram .mov
Twitter

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Nate King is an experimental animator living in Blacksburg Virginia and teaching 2D and Experimental Animation at Virginia Tech. King's work often explores ideas of identity, particularly in relation to themes of urban and rural q***rness and digital connectivity.

Uncovered Lives: Australia's Fight for Funded Trans Healthcare
Directed by: Kai Wharton
Instagram: .lives Facebook: Uncovered Lives
Twitter: Tiktok: .lives

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Kai is a Meanjin/Brisbane based filmmaker who is passionate about bringing the stories and experiences of underrepresented people to the screen. As a q***r, transgender man himself, Kai is specifically interested in merging the creative arts with activism, using storytelling to draw attention to the unique issues faced by minority groups—this concept inspired him to begin developing Uncovered Lives. “This topic is very close to my heart as it affects both me and many of my loved ones, and as a filmmaker this is something I know I can do to help my community.” Uncovered Lives is the start of what Kai hopes will be a long career in film, focusing on directing, editing, and screenwriting.

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Gap Year(s)
Directed by: Nate King
Instagram .mov
Twitter

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Nate King is an experimental animator living in Blacksburg Virginia and teaching 2D and Experimental Animation at Virginia Tech. King's work often explores ideas of identity, particularly in relation to themes of urban and rural q***rness and digital connectivity.

https://tj.news/daily-gleaner/102082328

A space for storytelling: Fredericton film festival showcases LGBT filmmakers Pink Lobster film festival producer Robert Gray says the festival’s role is important, particularly when the community is increasingly coming under attack.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2184483907543

A space for storytelling: Fredericton film festival showcases LGBT filmmakers Pink Lobster film festival producer Robert Gray says the festival’s role is important, particularly when the community is increasingly coming under attack.

Valiente (Brave)
Directed by: Miguel Melo
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Miguel Melo is a writer/filmmaker based in LA, originally from Mexico. His work is heavily influenced by the Q***r and immigrant experience, identity, and flawed family dynamics. He studied Directing and TV Writing in the UCLA Extension Program. He’s a Berlinale Talent, received the NALIP Emerging Content Creators Scholarship in 2019, and was selected for the 2021 HBO’s Tomorrow’s Filmmakers, Today Program. His debut short film Valiente (Brave) premiered at the 2021 Outfest Fusion Film Festival. He’s currently the Writers’ PA of the Apple TV+ show “Acapulco.”

Great coverage of the festival and of three of our local filmmakers!

Pink Lobster showcases LGBT filmmakers | CBC News Robert Gray says that in a world where the LGBT community is increasingly coming under attack, having a space for the community to tell their stories is important. "We've left COVID … many of us feeling very isolated," said Gray, the producer of the Pink Lobster film festival.

In From the Side
Directed by: Matt Carter

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Check out the trailer here:
https://youtu.be/CpM8_mpUsRQ

"I’m a freelance Visual Effects artist and have been involved in this field since my teens before studying Computer Animation at Bournemouth University. I’ve been involved in a number of sectors from Film, Broadcast/Television, Commercials, Corporate, Retail Graphics, Virtual Reality, Projection Installations, and Theatre effects. I’ve worked on shows for BBC, Hulu, Channel 4, National Geographic, PBS, History Channel and a number of commercial clients. I’ve also worked in the camera department for a number of TV shows and documentaries and am a freelance Arri Alexa operator and cinematographer.
Coming from a general creative background as an independent film director, photographer and musician, I try to bring these creative sensibilities to my work so it stands out visually, aesthetically and technically.

I grew up between Bournemouth and the French Alps and am a keen Skier and Rugby player. I’m highly passionate about every aspect of the filmmaking and creative process." - Matt Carter

Here is the complete festival schedule! This includes the local and Canadian shorts program this Saturday night at the gala launch!