San Francisco Transgender Film Festival




















San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
Location
San Francisco
Founded
1997
Website
sftff.org

The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) is the world's oldest transgender film festival.[1][2] Originally named Tranny Fest, the Festival was co-founded by Christopher Lee and Alex Austin in 1997, with Elise Hurwitz as technical director.[3][4] Lee and Austin produced the Festival until 2002; in 2003, Shawna Virago took over as Artistic Director.[3][5]


Originally, the festival was organized largely by volunteers and operated without any government or private funding.[2] Artistic Director Shawna Virago explained that neither government nor foundations would support transgender arts, stating "There was absolutely no funding available for transgender arts events" and that SFTFF "had to survive and thrive on our transgender smarts, sweat, and love from the community."[2]


The festival was held biennially from its founding in 1997 until 2005, when audience demand led Virago and the advisory board to transform the festival into an annual event.[4] Before 2016, the festival's screenings and programs were held in venues including The Roxie Theater, The Bearded Lady Cafe, The Lexington Club, Mama Calizo's Voice Factory, the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, and CounterPulse.[6][7] SFTFF returned to its original home — the Roxie Theater — for its 2013 festival,[8] and has remained at the Roxie Theater ever since.[1]


On November 10, 2016, SFTFF celebrated its 15th Anniversary Festival at the Roxie Theater with two feature-length films and 38 short films scheduled.[2] The 2016 festival included a subtitled program for deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons for the first time, as well as ASL interpretation.[1][2] The 2016 opening night feature film was FREE CeCe!, a documentary about trans woman CeCe McDonald, who was sent to a men's prison after defending herself from an attack.[1][9] Directed by Jac Gares, the film also features trans actress Laverne Cox, who served as the executive producer.[1][9][5] Among the short films playing in the 2016 Festival was the documentary Mezzo, featuring trans opera singer Breanna Sinclairé.[9][10]


The 2018 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival runs November 9-11, 2018 at the Roxie Theater, San Francisco.[11]



See also


  • List of LGBT film Festivals


References





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  2. ^ abcde Staver, Sari (October 27, 2016). "Trans film fest unveils largest program ever". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2016.


  3. ^ ab Cynthia Laird (January 31, 2013). "Memorials set for trans filmmaker Christopher Lee". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2016.


  4. ^ ab "San Francisco Transgender Film Festival - About Us". San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. Retrieved November 11, 2016.


  5. ^ ab Schmider, Alex (October 27, 2016). "The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival returns in November". GLAAD. Retrieved November 11, 2016.


  6. ^ Levinson, Deborah (2001). "Tranny Fest - Gender Armageddon: This Is The Future". Official Site of Author Robert S. Levinson. Retrieved August 4, 2017.


  7. ^ "Monthly Archives: November 2009". San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. November 2, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2017.


  8. ^ Hutt, John (November 6, 2013). "Need to Know: San Francisco Transgender Film Festival". Out. Retrieved August 4, 2017.


  9. ^ abc Seikaly, Roula (November 9, 2016). "Now 15 Years Old, SF Transgender Film Festival Pushes for More Than Visibility". KQED. Retrieved November 11, 2016.


  10. ^ Nahmod, David-Elijah (November 11, 2016). "Local Opera Singer Highlighted At This Weekend's Transgender Film Festival". Hoodline. Retrieved November 11, 2016.


  11. ^ "Submit Your Film". San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. Retrieved June 4, 2018.




External links


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