Jan 11
The 2013 Gender Reel festival is expanding. The two-year-old, East Coast based multi-media festival is scheduled to take place in various cities across the United States. The festival originated in Philadelphia, PA in 2011. However, it is now set to take place in Minneapolis, MN and Philadelphia, PA, in Sept 2013, with plans to add Oakland, CA, and Portland, OR, to the list of places where the 2013 festival film and performance art …
May 11
On Thursday, May 31, 2012 the Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference will host it's first annual Gender Reel mini film festival. The free mini film fest will take place the first night of the conference from 7-8:30 pm in Room 103A. The primary goal of this years mini film festival is to give PTHC attendees a chance to experience the …
Apr 05
Living outside the binary is not an easy task especially for transexual and drag queens living in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. MALA MALA: A Transformative Puerto Rican Documentary, takes a thought-provoking look at the places where gender identity and cultural identity intersect, while capturing the search for selfhood and the love shared between friends. Additionally, the film …
Apr 04
In the upcoming book, Second Son: Transitioning Toward my Destiny, Love and Life, author Ryan Sallans discusses transitioning and the struggles he encountered as an out Midwestern transman. Ryan, who began his transition from female-to-male in 2005, travels the nation speaking to professionals, college audiences, and youth. Ryan has been featured in magazines around the world. He shares his story …
Mar 17
The Wire Monkey is a musical and a story about hope and TRANSformation written and directed by Luke Allen. The play is also a story about spirituality, the search for ones true nature and finding one’s light in the darkest moments. It tells the story of a young Transman, named Sean, who comes into therapy because of anger …
Mar 12
On March 15, 2012, Gender Reel's submission process opens! All gender non-conforming, gender variant, transgender artists, filmmakers, photographers and performers and/or individuals (including non-GncGVTG people) creating work about gender non-conforming and transgender images and experiences are welcome to submit to our festival. The 2012 submission process will conclude on June 15, 2012 and we expect this years festival …
Feb 25
With over 200 people attending the first ever Gender Reel in September 2011, it became immediately clear to Organizers that the festival needed a larger venue. After looking at multiple spaces, Gender Reel Organizers decided to use the William Way Center. The William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center was formed in 1996, when a group of community leaders …
Nov 15
I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. Which is why I went to art school, concentrated in documentary video production, graduated into a terrible economy (not that the economy has ever been too kind to artists anyway), ended up working as a barista, got a job in my field then subsequently …
Nov 12
Cabiria (CJ) Jones is at the forefront of the queer electro-pop music revolution. She’s traveled the US and Europe with her soulful, emotional vocals, met with light, basic beats and a lo-fi appeal. CJ and the dolls and other Crunks Not Dead artists are redefining queer music as a platform for political and artistic expression. …
Oct 20
Flow Affair, the new documentary released by Art From The Heart Films premiers in Philadelphia on Friday, December 9, 2011. The films award-winning director Wolfgang Busch & Gender Reel are co-hosting this screening. Flow Affair explores the evolution of dance by showcasing the emergence of "Floguing" – a breakthrough in dance that has only begun to show …
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