Short Film Program

Queerly Beloved: Pride Shorts in the Park

Queerly Beloved, join us once again for our annual shorts program showcasing the vivid stories of LGBTQIA+ communities from around the world.

FREE w/ RSVP

Tue Jun 25 7:00 PM

Dearly beloved, our Queerly Beloved program makes its grand return to Fort Greene Park! Come celebrate NYC PRIDE with a collection of our favorite new short films spotlighting the LGBTQIA+ community. This year’s lineup boldly explores the depth and breadth of queer people, spaces, and relationships in New York and beyond! Don’t miss these whimsical portraits of home and our evolving understandings of family; an unconventional musical about the pitfalls of casual dating; awkward and intimate accounts of burgeoning sexuality; and an unflinching fever dream exploration of sex, loneliness, the internet, and cat emojis.

The Films

A Bird Called Memory

Leonardo Martinelli | Brazil, UK | 15

A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come home. Lua, a trans woman, searches for Memory in the streets, but the city can be hostile.

BOLD EAGLE

Whammy Alcazaren & Alemberg Ang | Philippines | 15

Bold Eagle seeks refuge in the strong arms of strange men from the internet as they masturbate their way to true happiness.

Friend of a Friend (Ami d'ami)

Simon Gualtieri | Canada | 15

Jules is bi. Bi as in bisexual. Bi, even though he’s only slept with women. Bi and ready to try his first experience with Samuel, a friend of friend.

Future Flowers

Hao Zhou | China | 10

A lesbian and a gay man in a sham marriage ambivalently follow a propagandistic program that nudges them toward a single goal: procreation.

Honey

Doron Max Hagay | US | 10

A couple's failing relationship takes a turn when they discover a drunk girl on their doorstep.

27

Flóra Anna Buda | France, Hungary | 11

Alice is 27 years old today. Even though she is suffocating a bit, she still lives with her parents and tends to live in her dreams to escape her dreary everyday life. After a psychedelic party on a factory roof, she has a serious drunken bike accident. Will this give her the courage to become an adult?

Performer

The Royale Minks

The Royale Minks are a Glam-Party-Rock, New York City-based band. With evocative lyrics, and a queer-campy John Waters approach to Doo-Wop, Pop, Funk, and Rock and Roll, The Royale Minks’ hallmark are their infectious melodies and high energy performances. Sharing sonic similarities to The B5-2s, The Doors, and girl groups of the 1960’s.

Event Details

7:00 PM

Lawn Opens

7:45 PM

Live Music from The Royale Minks

8:45 PM

Films Begin

10:00 PM

Q&A with Filmmakers

Venue

Fort Greene Park

Myrtle Ave & N Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205