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2022 PROGRAM
Welcome Welcome to the 14th season of the Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival After being away from the big screen for two seasons we re thrilled to be back at our home at The Fargo Theatre This year we have an incredible selection of films for you to experience Our festival travels to the expanse of space the wildness of the frontier and explores the depths of our identities and connections to others and ourselves I can t think of a better line up of films to usher the festival back into the beautiful darkness of the theatre On behalf of the entire Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival Team we re thrilled to have you here Enjoy the show Sean Coffman 2022 Festival Director 2022 FMLGBTFF TEAM JURY Sierra Branson Michaela Burns Ruth Denton Graber David Fischer Alexandra MacGregor Katrina Jo Koesterman Cindy Roholt Ryan Scoble ADVISORY BOARD Colleen Egan Cindy Roholt SUPPORTING STAFF Sean Coffman Festival Director Shawn Cotter Programming Director Ben Effron Technical Director THE HUMAN FAMILY GOVERNING BOARD L A N D AC K N OW L E D G M E N T The Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival acknowledges that our festival is held on the stolen homelands of Indigenous peoples including the Anishinaabe the Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara and the Lakota Dakota and Nakota peoples Our festival recognizes the ever present systemic inequities perpetrated against these cultures in our state and we commit ourselves indefinitely to respecting and reconciling this long history of injustice 2 Anna Johnson Chair Cody Schuler Treasurer and Secretary Jim Kambeitz Hollie Mackey Karen Van Fossan The Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival is a program of 417 Main Ave Suite 401 Fargo ND 58103 701 205 0248 www FMLGBTFF org www Human Family org 3
JOINING THE TEAM VISITING ARTIST T T he Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival is excited to welcome filmmaker and festival manager Shawn Cotter to the team as Director of Programming The position is new to the festival and was created to extend the festival s reach and engagement with Queer filmmakers Cotter has been part of the film festival experience for over two decades as both an experimental filmmaker and as part of a festival team He graduated in 1993 from the University of Massachusetts with a BA in Comparative Literature Film Studies and was one of the first graduates to receive a certificate in Film Studies from the university s Amherst campus It was during his freshman year that he picked up a Super 8 mm camera at the urging of a trusted professor and his love of filmmaking took off His belief that film festivals are platforms to celebrate underrepresented stories and communities has led him to lend his operational and programming skillset to colleague festivals such as Boston Women s Film Festival Melanin Pride FF Global Tourism FF NGIAFF AFI and the Shenandoah Film Collaborative He has also worked in the retail sector for 30 years as a manager apparel and accessories buyer and merchandiser Shawn currently lives in Malden MA and is a proud cat dad He counts among his favorite filmmakers Doris Wishman Maya Deren Stan Brakhage R W Fassbinder Douglas Sirk Kenneth Anger Wong Kar Wai Jess Franco and Dario Argento His favorite film is IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE by Wong Kar Wai Shawn joined the merry band of Queer propagandists and storytellers at Wicked Queer Boston s LGBTQ Film Festival in 2011 where he has held many roles and worn lots of hats He has served as Operations Manager for his first six years and helped bring the festival s operations into a digital age allowing programming opportunities to expand He took on the role of Director of Programming for four years before taking over the Executive Directorship in 2018 SHAWN COTTER FMLGBTFF DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING SHAWN HUMAN FAMILY ORG 4 he Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival welcomes visiting artist Kevin R Tengesdal as the 2022 poster designer Kevin is a professional graphic designer with twenty five years of creative history in print newspaper advertising and nonprofit industries He holds a bachelor s degree in Biblical Languages and Biblical Studies from Columbia International University and studied abroad in Jerusalem for a year Kevin works with the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library as their Community Relations Coordinator producing social media and promotional design work He is also obtaining his master s degree in Social Work through the University of North Dakota He founded the Facebook page Prairie Rainbow as a ministry of defense and encouragement for gay Christians and their allies across North Dakota He also formed a correlating Facebook discussion group ND Gay Christians and Allies Kevin has testified before legislative committees advocating for bills calling for an end to discrimination against LGBT residents of North Dakota He has designed hundreds of social statement art pieces for social media to encourage and challenge others to know they are not alone View more of Kevin s work at branderchatfield com creative character graphic designer KEVIN R TENGESDAL 2022 FESTIVAL POSTER DESIGNER SHAWN HUMAN FAMILY ORG 5
HOW TO WATCH TICKETS How to Join Us How to buy tickets Getting Started Watch on Another Device The 2022 Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival takes place in person September 14 17 at the Fargo Theatre in downtown Fargo North Dakota Screenings take place Wednesday through Saturday at 7 p m An afternoon screening will also take place on Saturday September 17 at 1 30 p m Pass and ticket sales to both the in person and online events begin Monday August 1 2022 at www fmlgbtff org Passes and tickets will also be available at the door at the Fargo Theatre The online encore will take place September 18 25 using the Eventive platform which allows you to screen films on your television on your desktop or laptop computer system or via your tablet or mobile phone Don t use an AppleTV or Roku device No problem You can still experience the festival from your desktop laptop tablet or mobile device An online encore will take place September 18 26 You can access the online platform at www fmlgbtff org Once your online order is complete you will receive an email confirmation and receive access to the films in your package You will have the opportunity to screen films using your desktop computer Passes and Individual tickets All Access Pass 35 Provides access to all theatrical screenings and the online encore Theatrical Single Admission 10 Individual admission to daily theatrical screenings at the Fargo Theatre Online Curated Blocks 10 Watch a selection of curated films as a group online September 18 25 Online Individual Features 8 Watch any individual feature la carte online September 18 25 Online Individual Short 5 Watch any individual short la carte online September 18 25 When purchasing your pass or ticket please consider also making a tax deductible donation to the FMLGBTFF Your support helps bring important relevant Queer films to the communities of Fargo Moorhead Online and Box Office payment Visa MasterCard Discover and American Express are accepted online or at the door Cash will also be accepted at the door Checks are not accepted The Fine Print All orders are final No refunds exchanges substitutions or replacements The Human Family is not responsible for lost stolen forgotten or damaged tickets or passes or any item misdirected by the Postal Service or spam filters Create Your Login Video on Demand When you make your first purchase of a pass or individual ticket you will be asked to create an Eventive login You will need this to sign in on your devices to watch Nearly all of the films in the festival are available Video On Demand That means you can watch films as your schedule allows The online festival is available at Once you ve created your login and purchased a pass or ticket simply go to the film or program you want to view and click Unlock You ll have immediate access to the film on any of your devices Watch on Your Television Connect with us Eventive allows you to screen the films in the festival via your television in several ways If you re an AppleTV or Roku device user you can download the Eventive App from the app store to your device Once the application is installed you ll receive instructions on how to link your device with your online profile Website www FMLGBTFF org Phone 701 205 0248 Fax 701 212 4197 Alternatively you can cast from your browser to your SmartTV 417 Main Ave Suite 401 Fargo ND 58104 Please note that you must first unlock content on a computer or mobile device before you can view it via either of the apps If a screening is canceled attendees will have an opportunity to attend a rescheduled screening or receive a refund of the pass or ticket value EDQ 6 www fmlgbtff org Simply go to www fmlgbtff org and purchase your pass or ticket go to the film or program you would like to view and click Unlock You ll have immediate access to the film on any of your devices Please Remember Due to licensing restrictions certain films may be limited to their screening radius or screening time Be sure to review the requirements of a particular film prior to purchasing a pass or ticket Once you hit play you have 7 days to watch that feature or shorts package You can pause stop and restart at any time during that time period You can only watch from one device at a time If you are experiencing technical difficulties click on Need Help from your browser Films in the FMLGBTFF have not been rated for content Viewer discretion is advised 7
CONTENTS Welcome 3 Joining the Team 4 Visiting Artist 5 Tickets 6 How to Watch 7 Award Winners 9 Meet Greets 14 Schedule At A Glance 20 Individual Films 22 Award Winners 8 TWO EYES Directed by Travis Fine 2019
AWARD WINNER ALL THE AWARDS I NEVER GAVE YOU BEST SCRIPT In the bathroom at an awards ceremony an unexpected encounter between two young actors brings up unresolved feelings and a love story that may not have come to an end yet Billy Upton a proudly bougie deaf and gay man finally meets his match in love But will his bougie ways ruin it all Directed by Lucas Drummond Language Portuguese Country of Origin Brazil 10 AWARD WINNER BOUGIE BAES BEST NARRATIVE SHORT Written by Tess Paras and Dickie Hearts Language ASL and English Country of Origin United States 11
AWARD WINNER STATIC SPACE BEST OF SHOW Jamie is a young woman living in rural Indiana struggling to figure out her place and identity BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE TWO EYES explores queerness gender love art passion chasing after your muse and finding your true people along the way When she inadvertently stumbles across a frequency on her ham radio and makes contact with astronaut Noa currently orbiting Earth the two women are presented with the opportunity to find meaningful connection even while worlds apart The story follows three characters in distinct time periods whose lives are interwoven into a cinematic triptych and become a single powerful story Directed by John Klein and Kate Black Spence Language English Country of Origin United States 12 AWARD WINNER TWO EYES TWO EYES takes its meaning from the way many Indigenous tribes understood respected and honored those in their tribe that saw the world with two eyes one that looks out as a man and one that looks out as a woman Directed by Travis Fine Language English Country of Origin United States 13
LIVE CONVERSATION FILMMAKER QUESTION ANSWER SESSION WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14 7 00 P M FARGO THEATRE TICKETS ON SALE NOW Join the Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival for a special conversation with Steven Robert Kozlowski producer of the film TWO EYES Kozlowski is a Florida attorney and the founding member of Kozlowski Law Firm PA a Business Intellectual Property and Litigation Law Firm with offices in the financial district of Miami Florida Since 2008 he has been licensed to practice law in England and Wales as a Solicitor Kozlowski was an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law where he taught Current Topics in Art and Entertainment Law He also served as a visiting professor at Florida International University Law School where he taught Intellectual Property Kozlowski partnered with filmmaker Travis Fine to co produce the award winning film ANY DAY NOW which starred Alan Cumming and Garrett Dillahunt ANY DAY NOW received over 20 Audience and Best Picture awards at film festivals worldwide including the Tribeca Film Festival Chicago International Film Festival Seattle International Film Festival and Outfest The film was also recognized Meet and Greets by the prestigious gay rights organization GLAD for its 2013 Media Award for Best Film STEVEN ROBERT KOZLOWSKI PRODUCER TWO EYES Wildhood Directed by Bretten Hannam 2021 15
MEET GREET MEET THE FILMMAKER LIVE CONVERSATION FILMMAKER QUESTION ANSWER SESSION THURS SEPTEMBER 15 THURS SEPTEMBER 15 5 15 6 30 P M FRONT STREET TAPROOM FREE 614 MAIN AVE FARGO ND 7 00 P M FARGO THEATRE TICKETS ON SALE NOW Across the country it s the same story Issues Join the Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival that should matter most when our elected for a special conversation with Frankie leaders gavel in for legislative session get Gonzales Wolfe the protagonist of the film ignored as some lawmakers continue to attack A RUN FOR MORE our transgender friends and neighbors A RUN FOR MORE documents Frankie s We re seeing it here in North Dakota too campaign for city council in Texas as a transgender woman While she expected to From bills limiting access to education and encounter resistance to her campaign she did denying life affirming medical care to dictating not anticipate questioning her relationship to which restrooms people can use and identity activism and civic engagement criminalizing families that affirm their children s On the campaign trail she finds herself on choices there s seemingly no end to the an unexpected journey of self discovery discriminatory rhetoric and healing Frankie Gonzales Wolfe knows this all too well Volunteering for political campaigns offered That s why she ran to be the first openly elected Frankie a refuge where she could connect with transgender official in Texas Follow her journey others envision a brighter future and regain as she finds her voice questions her relationship power over her own life After spending two to community and tries to win an election at decades working for politicians who did not the Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival screening of A RUN FOR MORE PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH share her life experiences Frankie realizes that she needs to fight to become the first openly transgender elected official in Texas But first join the ACLU of North Dakota to meet Frankie Gonzales Wolfe for an informal Despite facing hostility on the campaign trail discussion about the film and how we can Frankie grows more brazen vulnerable and move trans rights and quality forward right here unapologetic As the campaign continues in North Dakota and throughout the country Frankie meets other trans activists who force her to reconcile her own shortcomings with the A RUN FOR MORE film screening and festival symbol she s become Shot over 6 years program follows at 7 p m at the Fargo Theatre A RUN FOR MORE is a feature length Get tickets for the show from our friends at the documentary film revealing the personal Fargo Moorhead LGBT Film Festival 16 ACLUND ORG FRANKIE GONZALES WOLFE A RUN FOR MORE journey of a candidate from a community that s been shut out of politics 17
Winter Registration Opens Soon Pride is protest The American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota works to ensure that LGBTQ and Two Spirit people thrive everywhere and can live openly and authentically without discrimination harassment or violence ACLUND ORG NORTH DAKOTA S FIRST AND ONLY LGBTQ SPORTS LEAGUE FACEBOOK COM GROUPS STONEWALLSPORTSFARGO 19
2022 SCHEDULE Wednesday Sept 14 2022 SCHEDULE Thursday Sept 15 Friday Sept 16 Saturday Sept 17 Sunday Sept 18 OPENING DAY ONLINE ENCORE FILMS BECOME AVAILABLE AT 12 A M CST IN PERSON SCREENINGS AT THE FARGO THEATRE 1 PM Sunday Sept 25 10 AM 1 PM 1 PM 1 PM 1 PM FILMS ARE AVAILABLE VIDEO ON DEMAND 1 PM 1 30 pm Rosa 2 PM 2 PM 2 PM 2 PM 1 47 pm 2 PM 2 PM 3 PM 3 PM 3 PM 3 PM 3 PM 3 PM 4 PM 4 PM 4 PM 4 PM 4 PM 4 PM 5 PM 5 PM 5 15 pm 5 PM 5 PM 5 PM 5 PM Advent of Mary ACLU Meet and Greet with Frankie Gonzales Wolfe 6 PM Front Street Taproom 6 614 Main Ave Fargo ND PM 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 7 7 00 pm PM All the Awards I 7 7 00 pm PM Nidhal 7 7 00 pm PM Bougie Baes 7 7 00 pm PM 7 PM 7 PM 8 PM 8 PM Never Gave You 7 12 pm 7 10 pm 7 20 pm Titi The Washing Machine Two Eyes 7 34 pm 7 17 pm 8 PM 8 A Run for More PM 8 Wildhood PM Static Space 7 30 pm Lesbian Miserables 8 7 34 pm PM Esther Newton Made Me Gay ONLINE ENCORE 9 9 10 pm PM Q A with Steven Kozlowski 20 9 9 00 pm PM Q A with Frankie Gonzales Wolfe 9 PM 9 PM 9 PM 9 PM ONLINE ACCESS ENDS AT 11 59 P M CST 21
A RUN FOR MORE Live Filmmaker Meet Green from 5 15 6 30 P M Thursday September 15 at Front Street Tavern Filmmaker Q A on Thursday September 15 at 7 P M at Fargo Theatre As a transgender woman in Texas Frankie Gonzales Wolfe expected to encounter resistance to her campaign for city council She did not anticipate questioning her relationship to identity activism and civic engagement On the campaign trail she finds herself on an unexpected journey of self discovery and healing Directed by Ray Whitehouse Year 2022 82 min Languages English Country of Origin United States Individual Films ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY Directed by Jean Carlomusto 2022 7 23
ADVENT OF MARY Pre recorded Q A with Vin cius Machado available online September 18 25 ALL THE AWARDS I NEVER GAVE YOU Pre recorded Q A with Caio Scot and Lucas Drummond available online September 18 25 Maria an 11 year old transgender girl tormented by the search for her identity faces religious and family pressure until she meets Lena her new neighbour In the bathroom at an awards ceremony an unexpected encounter between two young actors brings up unresolved feelings and a love story that may not have come to an end yet A pure friendship free from judgments and prejudices moves Maria to discover and understand her condition Directed by Vin cius Machado Year 2020 93 min Languages Portuguese Country of Origin Brazil 24 Directed by Caio Scot Year 2021 17 min Languages Portuguese Country of Origin Brazil 25
BOUGIE BAES ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY Pre recorded Q A with Jean Carlomusto and Esther Newton available online September 18 25 Billy Upton a proudly bougie deaf and gay man finally meets his match in love ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY explores the life and times of cultural anthropologist Esther Newton But will his bougie ways ruin it all Throughout her career Esther was a pioneer questioning and challenging status quo assumptions on gender sexuality and anthropological methods Directed by Tess Paras Year 2022 4 min Languages ASL and English Country of Origin United States 26 Her work inspired generations of scholars to pursue research in what would eventually become the field of LGBTQ Gender Studies Directed by Jean Carlomusto Year 2022 92 min Languages English Country of Origin United States 27
LESBIAN MISERABLES NIDHAL Across all of the United States there are only 21 gay bars for the women non binary and trans masc community this is the story of Lesbian Miserables Between reality and animation the story of Nidhal is told a young homosexual Tunisian who defended individual freedoms in Tunisia through his work in radio He found himself under a lot of pressure which forced him to leave the country and seek asylum in the Netherlands Directed by Tess Paras Year 2022 3 min Languages English Country of Origin United States 28 Directed by Bassem Ben Brahim Year 2022 10 min Languages Arabic Country of Origin Tunisia 29
ROSA Pre recorded Q A with Ferran Navarro Beltr n available online September 18 25 STATIC SPACE Pre recorded Q A with John Klein and Kate Black Spence available online September 18 25 Rosa goes to a local swimming pool where her daughter is working as a lifeguard in order to restore their relationship Jamie is a young woman living in rural Indiana struggling to figure out her place and identity When she inadvertently stumbles across a frequency on her ham radio and makes contact with astronaut Noa currently orbiting Earth the two women are presented with the opportunity to find meaningful connection even while worlds apart The meeting will be special because this will be the first time she has seen Rosa since she transitioned to a woman Directed by Ferran Navarro Beltr n Year 2022 13 min Languages Spanish Country of Origin Spain 30 Directed by John Klein and Kate Black Spence Year 2021 28 min Languages English Country of Origin United States 31
THE WASHING MACHINE Pre recorded Q A with Diane Malherbe available online September 18 25 TITI To start a washing machine is not so easy for everyone After five years of Marriage a woman takes all the measures to undergo a transgender procedure when she realizes that she is pregnant You still have to choose the right program Directed by Diane Malherbe Year 2021 6 min Languages No Dialogue Country of Origin Spain 32 Directed by Marzieh Fakhar Year 2020 18 min Languages Persian Country of Origin Iran 33
TWO EYES WILDHOOD TWO EYES explores queerness gender love art passion chasing after your muse and finding your true people along the way When Link discovers his Mi kmaw mother is still alive he runs away from home with his younger brother Travis in a desperate gamble to start a new life Filmmaker Q A on Thursday September 15 at 7 P M at Fargo Theatre with producer Steven Robert Kozlowski The story follows three characters in distinct time periods whose lives are interwoven into a cinematic triptych and become a single powerful story TWO EYES takes its meaning from the way many Indigenous tribes understood respected and honored those in their tribe that saw the world with two eyes one that looks out as a man and one that looks out as a woman 34 They re soon joined by Pasmay a pow wow dancer drawn to Link s story Together they embark on a Two Spirit odyssey reconnecting with culture and the territory of Mi kma ki in Nova Scotia Canada while trying to find Link s mother Sarah Directed by Travis Fine Year 2019 107 min Languages English Country of Origin United States Directed by Bretten Hannam Year 2021 108 min Languages English Country of Origin Canada 35
SPECIAL THANKS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Institutional support of The Human Family is provided by the North Dakota Council on the Arts which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts and The Arts Partnership with support from the Cities of Fargo Moorhead and West Fargo The Human Family Promoting Human Rights Social Justice through Film Art 36