Pittsburgh is Freezing

A documentary short profiling two Pittsburgh drag performers and their chosen family while exploring community, identity, and artistic expression.

Las Cosas Que Brillan

When a trans Latinx mermaid defies her mother’s warnings, she is forced to confront the violent legacies of colonialism, environmental destruction, and the danger of being desired in the human world.

The BlackStar Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab is presented with support from Independence Public Media Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. This project has been supported by The Philadelphia Independent Media Fund, administered by Scribe Video Center, with funds provided by the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Wyncote Foundation.

Leo Lets It Rain

Leo, a trans man with undiagnosed ADHD, is on his way to win back his ex-girlfriend when his plans are thwarted by a storm, forcing him to slow down and reevaluate.

Cruising Lesbiana

An experimental docu-fiction short film that explores cruising (finding intimacy in public spaces), visibility, identity, and the discourse on space within Barcelona’s FLINTA community. Interviews with selected characters in a moving car are set along the fictional narrative of a female cab driver who visits several cruising spaces, while raw HDV footage forms a poetic, multi-layered “docu-fiction” narrative focused on the exploration of individual and collective desire.

From Male To Female

Salima, 15, accidentally discovers that she is intersex. A young ballerina, she escapes into an imaginary world where the Buraq — a mythical creature — becomes her guide. Together, they travel through a parallel universe in search of a buried truth: her identity, and the essence of who she is.