Body-oddy-oddy-oddy: Destabilizing the Surveilling of Queer Bodies
Benjamin Rosenthal & Eric Souther
Għażiż a Janet: Ittra b’tislima lill-pass at (Dear Janet: A goodbye letter to the past)
Charlie Cauchi, Romeo Roxman Gatt
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Title
Light on a Path
Director
Elliot MontagueDate
2020Origin
United StatesDescription
Trans-masculine and pregnant in the mid-1990s, Joaquín moves from the city to the anonymity of a 200-year-old colonial farm house in the hill towns of Western Massachusetts (Pocumtuc territory), working as a customer service operator for a local herbal company. Joaquín discovers a shapeshifting spirit guide in a tree nearby their home.
The spirit's presence permeates the old house as Joaquín awaits their due date. Joaquín's water breaks two weeks early and a precipitous labor ensues. Is this spirit haunting or guiding Joaquín as they await their midwife?
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Winner of the 2020 Best in Show Short Film, Boston LGBTQ+ Film Festival
