You’re invited to Queerly Beloved: Pride Shorts in the Park for an illuminating showcase of LGBTQIA+ stories from around the world! Queerly Beloved is a program of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, co-presented and co-curated with Rooftop Films. NYC Pride takes center stage in this radiant program of LGBTQIA+ short films from around the world, pulsing with self-invention, resistance, and the intimate acts of becoming and belonging.
The Fort Greene Park Conservancy will also provide over 100+ free Queer books donated by Avon, Harper Voyage, Berkley Publishing Group, Grand Central Publishing, Legacy Lit, De Capo Publishing, Tiny Reparation Books, Dutton, Simon & Schuster, Sourcebooks, and First Second Books.
The lawn will open at 7pm. The screening will start shortly after sunset (~8:45pm). English subtitles will be provided for international films.
Gender Studies
Jamie Kiernan O'Brien | US | 11
When a trans college student learns the girl she idolizes is sleeping with their teaching assistant, she takes drastic steps to emulate her.
The Good Farmer and the Failed Son
Ailill Martin | Ireland | 11
A drag queen and his father consider the traditions around inheritance and what they may mean for the future of their family farm.
Grown
Audrey Cicerello | US | 15
The decade-long friendship of three teenage girls is bloodied and bruised by their first semi-legal night out in New York City.
How to Win
Declan Zhang & James Kolsby | US | 10
When he receives a silence-breaking invitation to his ex-boyfriend’s birthday party, Rich obviously has to go. And he has to bring his biggest fur. And his handsomest friend.
Magid / Zafar
Luís Hindman | UK | 18
Luís Hindman's BIFA-winning, BAFTA-nominated short film is a propulsive journey through the world of a British Pakistani takeaway as tensions rise with the heat of the stove.
Subject of Desire
Benett Holgerson | US | 10
Moses, a twenty-something seasonal worker on Fire Island, navigates the tempestuous waters of pleasure and connection in a journey to become an artist seen on their own terms.
RSVP here! RSVP is encouraged but not required for entry. Seating is first come, first served. We encourage you to bring a yoga mat, picnic blanket, or foldable chair for seating.
Rain Date: June 25