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CINE+MAS: Laughter Is Medicine- Comedy Shorts

https://cinemas17.eventive.org/schedule/laughter-is-medicine-comedy-shorts-68da5fd470e947a34d60106b Who said cinema can’t be hilarious and insightful? This comedy block promises dark, witty takes on messy relationships and social anxieties. “Juana Pelos” captures the awkward and rebellious phase of puberty when a young girl contends with body hair, while “#1 BAD DAD” introduces us to a former villain forced into the most mundane and challenging role of all: fatherhood…. Read more »

OC: BODY MODIFICATION

ANGELO MADSEN: A BODY TO LIVE IN Arguably America’s most prominent trans maker, Angelo (North by Current) Madsen has placed their West Coast theatrical premiere here in thee feisty microcinema that, for almost four decades now, has stood up for queer empowerment, sex-worker rights, and the Modern Primitive movement. In fact, ReSearch‘s V Vale, Paul King, and Cleo Dubois–widow of the subject of tonight’s doc–are all on… Read more »

CINE+MAS: The Young & The Dramatic Shorts

https://cinemas17.eventive.org/schedule/the-young-the-dramatic-shorts-68dc2dbfae7971335d6dfdd3 Prepare for an afternoon of emotional depth and contemporary struggle. This powerful shorts program explores the collision of tradition and modernity, testing the resilience of its characters. In “Barrio,” a recent college graduate fights to save her aunt’s beloved Mexican bakery from the creeping shadow of gentrification in Portland. Then there’s “Shelf Life” from Brazil, where an unemployed,… Read more »