“I thought that by participating in this film I could give my point of view, my voice, and my side o

“I thought that by participating in this film I could give my point of view, my voice, and my side of the story. About being a non-binary person, human living in the tropics. No matter where we live or how different we feel, we can always find a connection and/or find someone similar to us.”– Paxx Moll, cast member of Mala MalaThis Target First Saturday we celebrate Pride & Caribbean-American Heritage month by kicking off our Heritage Film Series with Brooklyn-based Caribbean organization caribBEING. See Mala Mala (Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini, 2014, 89 min.), which follows the stories of individuals from trans communities in Puerto Rico. Hear more from cast members Paxx Moll, Joyce Puty & the production crew after the screening.With the work of Zanele Muholi currently on view, it seemed like the perfect time to expand the conversation around what it means to identify as trans or gender-nonconforming outside of the mainland United States. Here’s more from director Dan Sickles on the importance of the film in the context of Caribbean cinema:“Caribbean cinema can contribute to the conversation about identity in the same way all films can contribute to that conversation, by working to create an inclusive, safe environment for an audience to encounter people and stories they may be ignorant of prior to experiencing the work. The struggle for Caribbean cinema lies not in it imaginative potential, but for space and resources in an otherwise Caucasian, hetero, cisgender, male-driven industry.” – Dan SicklesWe continue to honor new voices in Caribbean cinema throughout the month of June (go here & here for the full lineup). More on the Film Series courtesy of Shelley Worrell, Founder and Chief Curator of cariBEING:“Caribbean-American Heritage Month recognizes the contributions people of Caribbean descent have made to the United States for many generations past and many to come. This June we are thrilled to celebrate contemporary Caribbean cinema with caribBEING’s Heritage Film Series and the Flatbush Film Festival in in the heart of one of the most important Caribbean communities in the world, Brooklyn, NY.” –Shelley WorrellFinally, come early at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday for a screening of Trans Lives Matter! Justice for Islan Nettles (Seyi Adebanjo, 2013, 6 min.), followed by a discussion about violence and healing in NYC’s trans communities.Posted by Lauren Zelaya -- source link

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