An underrepresented group in Hollywood took a leading role in San Francisco at the 20th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival.
The three-day event brings together a marginalized group of filmmakers at the historic Presidio Theatre to showcase inclusion."When I moved to San Francisco , I had to create my own community," said filmmaker Asari Aibangbee, a first generation African American, who identifies as non-binary."We don’t know folks when we first meet them," Aibangbee said. "I want folks to look twice about how they perceive certain people, particularly how they perceive dark-skinned folks.
"Almost all of our queer characters were dead, murdered, or depressed," Lim said. "To have a happy ending in a film, it shouldn’t be a big deal, but you know, sometimes it still is."The festival showcases themes of perseverance, activism, and love, while exploring the complexities of ethnicity in the LGBTQ+ community.A film about traditional Filipino tattoo art is the brainchild of Julia Nacario, who is a product of the film festival’s youth academy.
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