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Pride & Joy (18)

10 August 2022 - 18:30

Past Event

  • Pride & Joy (18)



For our August event,  the theme is Pride & Joy! A selection of queer stories celebrating the diversity of the queer experience. Join us for a very special selection of animated short films which share stories that explore LGBTQ+ stories of fun, challenge, intrigue and hope for the the future.

The films will be announced very shortly! 

This event will take place at Chapeltown Picture House, which is part of the award winning street food venue GRUB and is a short 5 min walk from Manchester Victoria Train Station. Veggie & Vegan options are available for food & drink and the venue is accessible, please head here for more info.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us via our website or socials.

Chapeltown Picture House (GRUB, 50 Red Bank, Manchester)

Wed 10 Aug

Doors and networking from 18:30, Screening from 19:30.

Tickets £5ADV, £6OTD (pre booking advised!)

MAF Presents is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network

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Films in this programme:

In Nature

In Nature

n nature, a couple is a male and a female. Well, not always! A couple is also a female and a female. Or a male and a male. You may not know it, but ho...


Director: Marcel Barelli

Year: 2021

Country: Switzerland

Language: French

Runtime: 00:05:00

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All those Senstions in My Belly

All those Senstions in My Belly

While transitioning from male gender to female, Matia struggles with finding a sincere intimate relationship with a heterosexual male....


Director: Marko Djeska

Year: 2020

Country: Croatia

Language: Croatian

Runtime: 00:13:00

Technique:

Little Elephant

Little Elephant

About the estranged relationship between a father and his gay daughter, now a young mother....


Director: Kate Jessop

Year: 2015

Country: UK

Language:

Runtime: 00:04:52

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Open Recess

Open Recess

An adorable nostalgic animated documentary is about a childhood romance between two girls...


Director: Amy Xu

Year: 2016

Country: USA

Language:

Runtime: 00:02:32

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Moms Clothes

Moms Clothes

Wong’s reflections about his and his mother’s life find a visual counterpoint in animated textiles. Soft, scratchy, thin, strong, flowery, plaid o...


Director: Jordan Wong

Year: 2018

Country: USA

Language:

Runtime: 00:05:35

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Hi it's your mother

Hi it's your mother

Mum's calling, and Lisa isn't pleased. "Hi, It's Your Mother" is a shocking tragi-comedic stop motion short about family and blood(y) ties....


Director: Daniel Sterlin-Altman

Year: 2016

Country: Canada

Language:

Runtime: 00:04:52

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I Like Girls

I Like Girls

Four women reveal the nitty-gritty about their first loves, sharing funny and intimate tales of one-sided infatuation, mutual attraction, erotic momen...


Director: Diane Obomsawim

Year: 2016

Country: Canada

Language:

Runtime: 00:08:00

Technique:

One Self Story (Récit de soi)

One Self Story (Récit de soi)

A personal documentary about the small realizations that led to the filmmaker's understanding of their gender identity....


Director: Géraldine Charpentier-Basille

Year: 2019

Country: Belgium

Language:

Runtime: 00:04:50

Technique:

Kapaumahu

Kapaumahu

Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and imbued their powers in four gian...


Director: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer Joe Wilson, Daniel Sousa

Year: 2020

Country: USA

Language:

Runtime: 00:08:00

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Under Covers

Under Covers

On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town. From a pigtailed psychopath to naughty nuns, thi...


Director: Michaela Olsen

Year: 2018

Country: USA

Language:

Runtime: 00:07:27

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