SCHEDULE
Neighborhood House at Christ Church
20 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
6:00 PM Screening
A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot
A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot
Directed by Annie Laurie Medonis
Featured Documentary | 78 min | English | USA
In the ’70s and ’80s, there were over 230 feminist restaurants, cafes, and coffeehouses throughout the United States and Canada. Bloodroot, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is now the oldest and longest lasting of those spaces, in continuous operation for over 46 years. A Culinary Uprising: The Story of Bloodroot is a short documentary that explores this feminist, queer, vegan restaurant and bookstore, and illuminates the legacy of its pioneering proprietors. The film follows the restaurant’s founders, Selma Miriam and Noel Furie, as well as the staff and customers and reveals why Bloodroot is much more than just a restaurant. Audiences get an intimate look inside these women’s 46-year working partnership, along with how they navigate sexism, homophobia, and the reality of getting older. Despite challenges, Bloodroot has endured as a beloved space for generations of feminists, vegans, and queer people who keep coming back.
8:00 PM Screening
Queer Shorts – Celebrating the LGBTQAI+ part of the alphabet!
ATLS
Directed & Written by Mishka Balilty
Short Narrative | 11.5 min | English | Canada
In a dystopian future where a powerful elite class prolongs their lives by exploiting young women for their babies’ organs, two lesbians, find themselves on the run from their oppressors.
Sneakerwave by
Boy in the Water
Directed by Hannah Leikin
Short Narrative | 3.5 min | English | USA
The music video was inspired by the artist’s desire to portray a character that is both mysterious and vulnerable. Focusing on introspection, ambiguity, and growth, “Sneakerwave” offers a dreamy soundscape to anyone navigating the ebbs and flows of change. It is a somber ode to unexpected loss and chronicles the narrator’s journey as they grapple with the complexities of betrayal, grief, and disappointment.
Liminality
Directed, Written & Produced by Tess Bliven
Short Narrative | 13.5 min | English | USA
In the summer of 2004, in Berkeley, California, queer teens Nina and Jay grapple with understanding Jay’s uncharted transgender identity amidst the throes of first love.
Black Panther, Yellow Tiger
Directed, Written and Edited by Lauren Butler
Short Narrative | 12.5 min | English | USA
On the afternoon of April 30, 1992 in Seoul,
college students Alessandra (Alex), Sujeong, and
Jace enjoy a meal, where Sujeong overhears news
coverage of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.
Later, she overhears a conversation between her
mother and aunt, who lives in the LA Koreatown
area. Sujeong grapples with this while trying to
protect those close to her, while simultaneously
putting distance between herself and the one
person she cares about the most.
Other Half
Directed by Anna Basse and Halle Charlton
Short Narrative | 15 min | English | USA
Jade (Grace Rolek) finds herself isolated in a world of newfound heart break. Despite her attempts to ignore her estranged best friend Avery (Cleopatra Boudreau), Jade is surprised to find her showing up at her door equipped with ice cream, Dance Dance Revolution, and magic mushrooms.
Ruby
Directed and Written by Jaclyn Bethany
Short Narrative | 13.5 min | English | United States
In RUBY, an unconventional friendship blossoms between a spirited Catholic schoolgirl and a quirky nun as they support each other through the challenges of life and sexuality. Together, they bring about change in a system that has been resistant.
Tea & Biscuit Crumbs
Directed and Written by Rachael Houston
Short Narrative | 8 min | English | Australia
Dorothy and her elder daughter and granddaughter don’t have much to say to each other at their weekly visits. When Dorothy tells them that some unexplained things are happening they think maybe it’s time for her to go to a home.
“If you obey all the rules,
you miss all the fun.”
Katherine Hepburn
Actor
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