Award-winning film about the sensitive, creative, and vulnerable Muxes of Mexico

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Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00 PM  "Finlandia" Presented by ReelQ Film Festival (Run time: 97 minutes) Free Online Tickets Free In-person Tickets Watch the trailer now and join us virtually or in person for the film on Wednesday. Wrap up PRIDE month with the beautiful film Finlandia.  In a small town outside of Oaxaca lives a group of Muxes—third gender and non-binary people—who make a living sewing and looking after their elders. Parallel to this, fashion designers in Spain plot a plan to appropriate the traditional dresses that the Muxes create. The film follows the highs and the lows of the Muxes, indulging in their intoxicating 'velas' and grieving their lost loves, all in the beautiful setting of rural Mexico. As tragedy strikes, the importance of kinship and chosen family is reverberated across the town. Awarded Best Feature Film at the OUTshine Film Festival as well as the Audience Award at the Festival de films LGBTQI+ de Toulouse. Directed by Horacio Alcala, 2021. (Spanish) Remember you can dine at the in-house restaurant 40 North before or after the show. Please visit Open Table or call 412-435-111 to make a reservation. Free Online Tickets Free In-person Tickets ReelQ The Pittsburgh Lesbian and Gay Film Society serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities in Pittsburgh and the surrounding tri-state region. In addition, PLGFS provides a crucial service to the cultural vitality of Pittsburgh, designed to support lesbian and gay artists, and to provide a much-needed cultural outlet for the lesbian and gay communities in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. Looking for more films? Join us for upcoming free film screenings that you can watch in person or stream on-demand at home. "Keep Quiet" June 27 ReelQ's "Venus" July 27 Copyright © 2022 City of Asylum, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: City of Asylum 40 W. North Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Add us to your address book

Fwd: Argentine folk music

Dear friends,

I am so happy to announce my upcoming event about Argentine Folk Music. When? July 7th What time? 7pm 

I will be performing at El Refucilo winery. More info at the flyer

Nos vemos!

Ada Lis Jimena   

Phone (540) 750-1613

Email   adalis.jimena10@gmail.com

www.adalisjimena.com

 

            

Dissidents find refuge in Pittsburgh

 

"I spent 21 months in Guantanamo Prison. I was there [for] nine months in a solitary cell. Of course this affected my health. There was a lot of time in terrible conditions. We were given rotten food, unclean water. There was a swarm of mosquitoes."   Jorge Olivera Castillo has endured persecution for several decades. His first arrest happened during the "Black Spring" of 2003, a purge of dissidents by the Cuban government. As a result, Jorge spent 21 months in Guantanamo Prison, 9 of them in solitary confinement. Jorge was released from prison in 2004, but his 18-year sentence was never commuted, and the harassment intensified over the years.  Jorge arrived in Pittsburgh in November 2021 and is a writer-in-residence at City of Asylum. In a recent interview with Sinead McDevitt of Pittsburgh Magazine, he spoke about the threats he faced in Cuba, his life in Pittsburgh with his wife, Nancy Alfaya Hernandez, and his work as a writer in exile.   Read the article   Learn more about City of Asylum's residency program