LGBT Film Series: An Evening of Short Films with Mark Pariselli
We have a delightful evening planned with Toronto based filmmaker Mark Pariselli, showcasing some of his wonderful short films. Just in time for Halloween a a few of his works dive deep into the dark side of things!
LGBT Film Series — On-site events geared to GLBT people and their allies to promote a positive lifestyle and a safe environment with unique programing and educational screenings to broaden and elevate minds while also building community.
After
Three teenage friends fantasize about a jock playing football across the street until a shocking accident pulls them apart. Inspired by the Dennis Cooper poem, 'After School, Street Football, Eighth Grade.'
Monster Mash
A Halloween hookup turns into something more for a pair of morbid misfits costumed as Horror Cinema's most iconic female characters.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/129116301 Necromantic
A portrait of transgression featuring stop motion, miniatures, maggots and Ken dolls.
Frozen Roads
Balthazar has been friends with siblings Christian and Lyla since childhood. As the trio struggles with coming of age in a rural, conservative Canadian town, they must confront escalating desires for one another that threaten to destroy their delicate bond.
Kiss
An experimental reinterpretation of Andy Warhol’s 1963 silent short film of the same name, 'Kiss' recontextualizes his protest against the Hays Code’s time restriction of onscreen kissing as an impassioned indictment of laws that prohibit and punish homosexuality in certain countries. Featuring a cast of performers hailing from countries where these laws exist (including Iran and Tanzania) transforming an expression of love and desire into a political protest, 'Kiss' artfully challenges and resists the sanctioned condemnation and persecution LGBTQ persons confront.
Never Apart is a non-profit organization based in Montreal, Canada, determined to bring about social change and spiritual awareness through programming with global reach and impact.Never Apart seeks to educate on equality, the environment and conscious living, while celebrating both established and emerging artists.
Q&A folwwing the films with Michael Venus
Also on Display:
The Moon Room, The Sun Room, The Invite, Poster Boys, Colour By Icons
Non-Binary featuring:
Cassils - Cuts: A Traditional Sculpture and Fast Twitch // Slow Twitch
Damian Siqueiros - TRANSformation
JJ Levine - Alone Time
Lissa Rivera - Beautiful Boy
WORD OF THE PIG
Laura Acosta
HURTING THE EYES
Jean-Sebastien Baillat
LE VOYAGE DES HAÏKU
Philippe Dubost
LE BLED : LE CULTE
Doors: 6pm
Films: 7pm
Q&A: 8pm
FREE
