ClexaCon 2019 Spotlight – Web Series/Film Event Schedule – Saturday, April 13th

By starrymag | April 3, 2019

By: Krista Ann Freego

 

 

All year long I am frustrated that I don’t have regular access to films where I feel represented on the screen. If you share my opinion than join me and come to the ClexaCon Film Festival. Support diversity and representation in the media, support members of the LGBTQIA+ community and help make it so we don’t have once a year to have great representation that tells our stories.

This year will be my third year at ClexaCon. Prior years I was incredibly focused on the panels, both big and small. This year I am turning my focus to the web series and film festival offered by ClexaCon. I decided that I will do an article for each day of the convention highlighting what is being offered and when it is showing. The great news this year is that you do not have to buy a separate ticket to get into the film festival. Attendees can get into the film festival and web series showing their three-day pass, VIP pass or higher. In the two prior years you had to pay an additional cost for access to the film festival and web series showing if you had a regular three-day pass. Without further ado, here is the Saturday film festival schedule for ClexaCon:

 

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 am: QWOCMP (QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA PROJECT

ClexaCon is kicking off Saturday at 10:00 a.m. with QWOCMP. This will be comprised of 11 films. ClexaCon heard your request for more representation of Queer Women of Color and have answered it by providing for a specific media project that features only films featuring Queen Women of Color.

 

The following are the films that will be shown as part of this Media Project:

Adrift in Sunset:

Director: Narissa Lee

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “A mother afflicted with Alzheimer’s is Adrift in Sunset while her daughter learns to weave her own fate.”

 

A Love Letter to Queer Black Womyn:

Director: Bree McDaniel

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “A Love Letter to Queer Black Womyn vanquishes trauma on a journey toward healing.”

 

Bi/Black/Body/Bliss:

Director: Misia Denea

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “Bi/Black/Body/Bliss is a blazing emblem for plus-sized queer, African/Indigenous ancestry often rejected by the world.”

 

Call to Prayer:

Directors/Writers: Sarah O’Neal and Tia Jackson

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “For a young Muslim woman and her Christian friend, a benevolent Call to Prayer becomes a beacon for healing.”

 

Introspection:

Director/Writer: Jay Roque

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “A mother and daughter duo take an uncertain journey toward acceptance in introspection.”

 

Mala Fama:

Directors/Writers: Natalie Contreras and Vreni Castillo

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “The women who destroy the patriarchy are as dangerous as lighting.”

 

Que Siga La Cumbia:

Director/Writer: Candy Guinea

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “Queer and trans people sanctify public space amidst gentrification in Que Signa La Cumbia.”

 

Supa Gallo:

Director/Writer: Alma Herrera-Pazmino

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “When the world is full of despair, the buoyant passion of Supa Gallo Pinto saves the day.”

 

Take Care:

Director/Writer: Jay Gash

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “Three heroic queer women of color affirm mind, body and spirit to Take Care of themselves.”

 

The Spores They Left Us:

Director: Jazmin Calderon

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “Colonizers must beware of our sololuminescent bruja ancestors.”

 

Un Buen Dia:

Directors/Writers: Raquel N. Lopez and Roberta Lee

Synopsis (provided by ClexaCon): “Determined not to let anything get in her way, a daredevil queer Latina leaps over obstacles in Un Buen Dia.”

 

 

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Web Series

 

I Put the Bi in Bitter:

Writer/Director: Marin Lepore (who will be in attendance)

Producers: Kelley Zincone, Dinnah Elizabeth and Marin Lepore (who will all be in attendance)

Cast: Rhema Sriharititi (who will be in attendance), Rhianna DeVries, Evangelina Kisa, Tracy Medberry, Bodhi Rader, Brian McGee, Leah Keiser, Joshua Hunt, Bren Thor

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“After coming to terms with her bisexuality, Sam attempts to come out and start fresh junior year, but still struggles to deal with constant heteronormativity.”

 

Love Language:

Writer/Director/Producer: Rebecca Shoptaw (who will be in attendance)

Composer: Abbie Bosworth (who will be in attendance)

Cast: Mia Fowler, Vivian Dang, P.D., Aissa Guindo

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“’Love Language’ is an anthology web series of 26 LGBTQ+ short films, each inspired by a word starting with one letter of the alphabet. The films follow six intertwining love stories, which work together to form a sort of ‘dictionary’ of all the ways we communicate our feelings without words.”

 

Centered:

Writer: Gaby Dixon and Ashlyn Hughes (who will both be in attendance)

Director: Gaby Dixon and Ashlyn Hughes

Cast: Gaby Dixon and Ashlyn Hughes, Damon Royster, Tina Arfaee, Shelby Plummer

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“Darby, a queer woman fresh out of rehab for alcohol abuse and unwilling to take life seriously, is assigned to a women’s outpatient therapy group where she finds herself among a quirky, diverse group of women whose evolving relationships with each other help Darby gradually understand that quitting drinking was only the first step and recovery takes effort.”

 

Gal Pals:

Writers/Directors: Kallie Tenney and Sarah Sonderquist (who will be in attendance)

Cast: Katie Stoddard, Skarlett Redd (who will both be in attendance) and Anna Wyatt and Katy Erin.

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“Gal Pals is a comedy that follows the interwoven lives of young LGBT women living in Los Angeles. Season One follows a young woman, whose self-destructive game of cat and mouse suddenly comes to a halt when she starts falling for one of her seemingly straight targets.”

 

Kait & Nic:

Writer/Producers: Kaitlyn Krieg and Nicole Lee (who will both be in attendance)

Director: Kaitlyn Krieg

Cast: Kaitlyn Krieg, Nicole Lee, Emily Johnson, Talia Page

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“Kait & Nic is a four-episode web series chronicling two queer, best friends and their experiences navigating the NYC dating scene. Kait is a shy lesbian who suffers from anxiety and depression. Nic is a gregarious bisexual with over-the-top notions about romance.”

 

The Center -Another Day in Paradise:

Writer: Naomi Beukes-Meyer

Director: Jana Eleanor Bruckner

Cast: Naomi Beukes-Meyer, Birgit Stauber

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“Dr. Jessi has to find a way to tell her Partner, Leoni, that she is considering joining Doctors Without Borders again in Namibia, after a letter arrives from the hospital.”

 

Twenty A Web Series:

Writer/Director: Lily Richards (who will be in attendance)

Producer: Caitlin Comber (who will be in attendance)

Cast: Lily Richards, Aleesa Esparza, Lauren Ruth Ward, Kathy Dorn, Taylor Bennett, Sarah Doerner, Sarah Youngblood

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“Twenty follows the story of Maya, her girlfriend Catalina, and her group of eclectic friends as they navigate careers, love, and life in their early twenties.”

 

Queering:

Writer/Director: Leticia De Bortoli (who will be in attendance)

Cast: Sophia Grasso, Susan Gallagher, Diana Oh

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“When Harper is ready to live the best phase of her lesbian life, the tables turn when her mom unexpectedly comes out as queer.”

 

 

1:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Freelancers Anonymous – Feature Film (81 minutes run time)

Director: Sonia Sebastian (who will be in attendance)

Writers: Amy Dellagiarino, Lisa Cordileone (who will be in attendance)

Producers: Lisa Cordileone, Amy Dellagiarino, Sonia Sebastian, Eugene Sun Park, Full Spectrum Features

Cast: Alexandra Billings, Lisa Cordileone, Natasha Negovanlis, Jennifer Bartels, Mouzam Makkar, Amy Shiels, Megan Cavanagh, Haviland Stillwell

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“Freelancers Anonymous is a quick-paced comedy feature about a group of women who come together to launch a tech start-up company. The story follows Billie who, on impulse, quits her soul-sucking office job and is left to figure out ‘now what?’ She meets a ragtag group of women who are also looking for employment, and is struck with the idea of cultivating their skills to create an app for freelancers.”

 

Wedding Dress: Music Video

Writer and Recorded by: Fellow Robot

Director: Jaclyn Chessen and Anjela Vega (who will both be in attendance)

Producer: Anothony Pedroza (who will be in attendance) and Luis Renteria

Mixed By: Luis Renteria at BF Studios in Long Beach, CA

Mastered By: Brian Frederick at Hybrid Studios in Santa Ana, Ca

Video Shot and Edited By: Jaclyn Chessen of To-Enfro Productions

Featuring: Ann Louis Thaiss on Lead Vocals

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“Wedding Dress was written for a pair of brides whose parents would not attend their wedding. The song was performed by Anthony of Fellow Robot for the father daughter dance. Because the father didn’t come, the bride danced with her brother, Jason. ”

 

7:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.: Two In The Bush: A Love Story – Feature Film (97 minutes run time)

 

Writer: Kelly Haas and Laura Madalinski (who will be in attendance)

Director: Laura Madalinski

Producers: Brittany Wagner

Cast: Sarah Mitchell (who will all be in attendance) and Travis Delgado, Caitlin Aase, Melissa DuPrey

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“After losing her job, Emily arrives home early from work to find her girlfriend in the throes of passion with someone else. In an instant, her entire life is turned upside down. Moving in with her best friend, Emily lands a new gig working for a dominatrix, and promptly falls for her new boss, and her boss’ boyfriend. In this wise and witty look at the world of bisexuality, polyamory and dungeons, filmmaker Laura Madalinski asks us to consider what risks are worth taking for love.”

 

Cake: Short Film

Writer/Director: Anne Hu

Producer: Victoria Negri

Cast: Daniella Rabbani, Thomas Dane, Anne Hu

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“Eliza, a bisexual woman, tries to explore her sexuality within her marriage with her husband Thomas by surprise ordering a seemingly human female sex robot. But the sex robot is not the cure-all she had hoped for. Be careful what you wish for.”

 

Texas Annie: The Legend of the Moan Ranger: Music Video

Writer: Jennifer Howd, Ross Mihalko, John Woods

Director: Jennifer Howd

Producer: Jennifer Howd and Ariel Benarroch

Cast: Jazzy Byner

Synopsis: (Provided by ClexaCon)

 

“’The Legend of the Moan Ranger’ tells the musical tale of a renegade dildo runner in Texas when sex toys are declared illegal.”