Panel: Global Queer Voices - PRESENTED BY GLAAD + OUTFEST
As LGBTQIA+ stories increasingly gain visibility on the film festival circuit and through theatrical and digital distribution, it’s important to remember that the global queer experience extends beyond what we’ve often been able to see onscreen. The desire to connect with our international queer community can be hindered by many factors: regimes that suppress queer self-expression, misconceptions about global queer communities from industry gatekeepers, and lack of access to the streams of financing, development, and distribution afforded to other filmmakers. This panel will welcome queer artists from around the world, at various stages of their careers, to discuss the LGBTQIA+ communities they've sought to represent onscreen, the roadblocks that exist for queer stories getting made, and how these artists can access more resources and opportunities.
Moderated by Elias Ribeiro (producer, THE WOUND)
Panelists:
Maysaloun Hamoud (filmmaker, IN BETWEEN)
Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim (filmmaker, ÍFÉ)
Sridhar Rangayan (filmmaker, EVENING SHADOWS, founder of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival)
Parvez Sharma (filmmaker, A SINNER IN MECCA)
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