Fluid Frames

​FLUID FRAMES

​Total Run time - 1 hour 29 min followed by a conversation with Natalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh, Sally Tran and Safiyah Chiniere moderated by Nova

​A Curation of five short films that initiate a nuanced conversation about the imposition of rigid gender and sexuality norms, revealing the fluidity that exists beyond societal expectations.

​Short Films Screening:

​Mooncake, 2022 - 11 minute -A young gender queer person revisits their formative relationships and ruminates on their identity.

​You Don’t Have To Like Me, 2024 - 10 minutes - The harsh realities of a woman who presents as masculine, grappling with insecurities that threaten to consume her whole being.

​Zari, 2024 - 20 minutes - American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister's wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.

​Don’t Fuck with Ba, 2024 - 12 minutes - Sally Tran's multilingual action flick follows a crew of fierce women in New York's Chinatown fighting back against a menacing gang threatening their community.

​Two People Exchanging Saliva, 2024, 36 minutes - In a society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.