SHORTS: BLACK QUEER PRIDE NY (*NewFest38 Edition)

Every year to kick off Pride Month, NewFest Pride celebrates the stories of the Black LGBTQ+ community. NewFest 38 is proud to bring this showcase back to the screen with a few new exciting additions.

Join us for this encore screening to celebrate original short films by New York City residents. All roads lead to “we” in this homegrown collection featuring artistic aspirations, intergenerational connections, and budding romances.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A.
Presented in Partnership with

Jaylah
Dir. Christina Batte, 9 min, USA
After receiving a call from her crush, a naive 17-year-old must decide between looking after her grandmother and losing her virginity.

Hail Maya
Dir. Fredgy Noël, 16 min, USA
On her last night in the dorms, a faithful Catholic undergraduate trades salvation for sin, diving headfirst into a tangle of lust, love, and betrayal that no confession can absolve.

Glass Bricks
Dir. Simone Holland, 11 min, USA
Giving us a peek behind the curtain, Finessa Jawn walks us through the process of getting into drag and shows us that community and self-love should be felt regardless of how you identify.

If Only You Knew
Dir. Safiyah Chiniere, 20 min, USA
After losing someone dear to her, Fem finds the courage to confront her Jamaican father about his absences.

BLACK TRANS LIBERATION
Dir. Brent Thomas Whiteside, 10 min, USA
In New York City, a grassroots collective of Black trans organizers confronts homelessness, food insecurity, and inequity through mutual aid and radical joy.

For Love
Dir. Micah Cyrus, 19 min, USA
Flustered by his static love life and career, a mid-30s man takes a big swing at romance when he pursues his dream beau who is visiting New York from Mexico City.

Part of the 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival