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These shorts explore the intersection of race and sexuality/gender in all its emotional highs and lows. Both queer hardships and joys are portrayed in these films, painting a diverse picture of queer experiences.
This screening features 8 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
Ebony finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a U-Haul marriage and must referee between her new wife, August, and her best friend-turned-child’s father, Justin - all while finding her footing as a mother-to-be.
Director Biography - Sunyin Zhang
SUNYIN ZHANG is a Chinese queer filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her short film, Wild Seed, presented by Nowness China, won the Marlyn Mason Award Grand Prize in Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Best Cinematography in a Short Award in Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, Alison Doerner Award for Women Pioneers in Filmmaking, nominated for International Shorts Program Best Short Film in DokuFest, screened at the Film Independent Project Involve Showcase and was selected by over 15 OSCAR and BAFTA qualified Film Festivals. Zhang received her MFA in Film Directing Program from CalArts in 2020.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremierePacific Northwest
- Social Media
- DirectorSunyin Zhang
- ScreenwriterA. Cooper
- ProducerPinar Binay
- Executive ProducerJoyce Liu-Countryman
- CastAyesha Harris, Rejena Taylor, John Clarence Stewart
- CinematographerGarland McLaurin
- EditorLuqi Zhao
- Production DesignJolien Louis
These shorts explore the intersection of race and sexuality/gender in all its emotional highs and lows. Both queer hardships and joys are portrayed in these films, painting a diverse picture of queer experiences.
This screening features 8 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
Ebony finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a U-Haul marriage and must referee between her new wife, August, and her best friend-turned-child’s father, Justin - all while finding her footing as a mother-to-be.
Director Biography - Sunyin Zhang
SUNYIN ZHANG is a Chinese queer filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her short film, Wild Seed, presented by Nowness China, won the Marlyn Mason Award Grand Prize in Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Best Cinematography in a Short Award in Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, Alison Doerner Award for Women Pioneers in Filmmaking, nominated for International Shorts Program Best Short Film in DokuFest, screened at the Film Independent Project Involve Showcase and was selected by over 15 OSCAR and BAFTA qualified Film Festivals. Zhang received her MFA in Film Directing Program from CalArts in 2020.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremierePacific Northwest
- Social Media
- DirectorSunyin Zhang
- ScreenwriterA. Cooper
- ProducerPinar Binay
- Executive ProducerJoyce Liu-Countryman
- CastAyesha Harris, Rejena Taylor, John Clarence Stewart
- CinematographerGarland McLaurin
- EditorLuqi Zhao
- Production DesignJolien Louis
