This absorbing set of documentary shorts runs the gamut from a Black, queer, and trans writer and artist from Texas, a DJ who has curated a recreation of the Stonewall jukebox from 1969, an aspiring costume designer who visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre and reconnect with distanced parents, the resilience of a Michigan librarian and mother of a transgender child as she navigates the imminent closure of her community library amidst fervent book-banning efforts, an activist who inspired The Trevor Project, a small town that offers a community for trans women, and a lesbian couple inspired by a Time magazine cover

Earth to KB is a documentary portrait of KB Brookins: a Black, queer, and trans writer and artist from Texas. The film explores the expansive worlds within KB's poetry, as well as intimate moments shared with their wife, friends, and community in Austin. KB performs selected poems from their collections, Freedom House, and, How To Identify Yourself With a Wound, within the film.

Earth to KB

A documentary portrait of KB Brookins: a Black, queer and trans writer from Texas manifesting freedom in their present and future.

To commemorate the opening of the Visitor Center, Honey Dijon has curated a recreation of the Stonewall jukebox from 1969. Honey selected songs that capture the rebellious spirit and collective joy of the Stonewall activists. Her thoughtfully selected tracks reflect life for LGBTQ+ people in 1969, and touch on themes of love, joy, and rebellion. She explains her approach to the project in this film.

The Sound of the Stonewall Uprising

DJ and Producer Honey Dijon curates a new jukebox exhibit at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, the site of the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in America.

Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, an aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre while reconnecting with distanced parents.

Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way

Having built a colorful queer life in Iowa, an aspiring costume designer visits their island homeland of Guam to make costumes for a children’s theatre while reconnecting with distanced parents.

The Canary is a poignant documentary short portraying a Michigan library worker and mother of a transgender child as she confronts the rising tide of book-banning in her community. In the face of mounting censorship threats in the United States, from contentious school board meetings to community debates, courageous librarians find themselves at the forefront of a battle to protect the freedom to read. Set against the backdrop of her community library's impending closure due to censorship attempts and escalating threats against librarians, The Canary intimately explores the personal challenges she confronts, illuminating the profound impact of censorship on her family. Interweaving the imminent loss of the Patmos Library, fervent book-banning efforts, and her personal narrative, the documentary invites audiences to witness contemporary censorship challenges through the eyes of a dedicated library worker. Metaphorically likening the librarian and her library to a ‘canary in the coal mine’, the film serves as a vital warning sign in today's America and a pivotal moment in the fight against book-banning.

The Canary

A librarian and mother of a trans child confronts censorship and the forced imminent closure of her community library due to book banning.

In the docu-short One Story at a Time, Celeste Lecesne candidly shares how he not only escaped the confines of homophobia but combatted it by finding the courage to share his truth with the world. In a seemingly fateful chain of events, an off-broadway solo-show becomes an Academy Award-winning film that ultimately inspires The Trevor Project, the largest suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQIA+ youth. Now, 25 years later, countless lives have been saved, and Celeste stays the course, inspiring the next generation to have the bravery to claim their truth and continue to change the world, one story at a time.

One Story at a Time: Celeste Lecesne

Celeste Lecesne's story behind co-founding The Trevor Project, the largest suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQIA+ youth.

In 2003, a groundbreaking Newsweek cover responded to a Supreme Court case by featuring a lesbian couple and asking, "Is Gay Marriage Next?" This inspired a young, closeted woman to come out, and two decades later, she searches for the couple who gave her hope. Together, they explore the LGBTQ political landscape then and now. In a post-Roe era, this story asks a familiar question with a haunting twist: is gay marriage next—to go?

Is Gay Marriage Next?

“Is Gay Marriage Next?” explores LGBTQ rights in America through the lens of a 2003 Newsweek cover that that changed the director’s life.

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