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TRANS LOS ANGELES

Kase Peña

Year Grant Awarded: 2021

TRANS LOS ANGELES is an anthology of four stand-alone shorts films, inspired by films such as SOY CUBA, 1964 and LA CUIDAD, 1998. These trans stories are written and directed by an artist that is trans-identifying and a woman of color. Read More

Small Town, Turn Away

Medina, Dolissa

Year Grant Awarded: 2019

A documentary portrait of the filmmaker’s Mexican-American border hometown of Brownsville, Texas 30 years after she left as a queer teenager, following in the footsteps of a cousin who died from AIDS. Meditating on home, history and migration, the director explores how place can exile and embrace. Read More

In the Night, Everyone is Equal

Dramatic Question Theatre

Year Grant Awarded: 2016

The acquisition of a Mexican border crossing themed adventure park pits Nikki and Jim, two newly reacquainted "friends" and their spouses against each other in a battle between the haves and have-nots. This dark comedy explores race, wealth inequality and the lies we tell ourselves. Read More