MIXED SHORTS

Thursday, November 6th @ 8:00 p.m. – FREE
Sponsored by: UCSB’s Multicultural Center

A program of shorts reflecting the diversity of the LGBTQ experience.

20 Straws: Growing Up Gay
9 gay and lesbian youth face the challenges of life, including coming out and staying out in high school. (Dir Liv Gjestvang, Youth Video OUTreach Collective 2007 US 28 min)

Hiyab (Headscarf)
Fatima rebelliously refuses to remove her Islamic headscarf, even after being instructed to do so by her teacher. (Dir Xavi Sala 2005 Spain 8 min)

El Instituto (In the High School)
Angel studies, learns, grows up and has fun In the High School.
(Dir Xavi Sala 2006 Spain 3 min)

1977
The tangled process of growing up and discovering hidden truths is depicted in this rare trip into gay animation.(Dir Peque Varela 2007 UK 8 min)

El Primo (The Cousin)
A sheltered, sensitive teenager visits his tough, older cousin and learns a hard lesson about what it means to be a man. (Dir Nick Oceano 2007 US 16 min)

Wrestling
You may think of “Brokeback Mountain” as two Icelandic wrestlers grapple with their love for each other. (Dir Grímur Hakonarson 2007 Iceland 20 min)