BODIES / BORDERS: THE JOURNEY
Dir. Maria Amelia Viteri, Ecuador
An Anthropology Professor and her graduate students in Quito, Ecuador confront a society filled with doubts and prejudices taking their academic knowledge to the streets through a strategic alliance with a well-known drag theater activist.

DESIGIRLS
Dir. Ishita Srivastava, USA/India
A film that takes you into the lives of South Asian lesbians living in NYC, and all the obstacles they have to face.

FAMILY IN FRAME
Dir. Neelu Bhuman, India
Experimental Docu set amidst a multiplicity of voices of family members, this short film is an honest and uplifting portrayal of the experience of bisexuality.

Max Steele makes queer performance art for theaters, museums, galleries, and punk rock shows. He also writes the psychedelic porno poetry zine Scorcher. For Queerin’ Queens he will perform MOON + ENCOURAGEMENT. Using the persona of “Billy Cheer”, he will use the Moon as a way to highlight the brilliant, beautiful and very necessary opportunity to make Gay Pride a Permanent Practice.

Ashu Rai is a resident DJ and co-founder of Desilicious, NYC’s monthly and queer South Asian dance party since March 2002. She has performed at many of the premiere venues in NYC, including Limelight, Pachita, Club Shelter, Pyramid, Highline Ballroom, BB King’s and Rebel. She has also taken the Desilicious party and her signature mix of Bollywood-House music to Amsterdam’s Paradiso for the city’s India Festival. Originally from Northern California, Ashu has lived in New York since 1997 and was a member of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective’s (SAWCC) founding board.

Following the screenings and performance presentations, join for Queens Pride Celebration with a party, light refreshments, and cocktails at the Unisphere Gallery of the museum. Music by invited guest DJ Ashu Rai from DESILICIOUS.