The UCalgary Faculty of Social Work Queer and Trans Action Group (QTAG) invites you to the third event in the Celebrating Queer Intersectionality Film Series, funded by the City of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Beyond Belonging Grant Program.

This event features two original short films exploring queering outreach work and building 3rd spaces, followed by panel discussions and opportunities for community connection.

Queering Outreach Work & Building 3rd Spaces Poster 

Saturday, November 14
Doors: 6:00 p.m. | Films: 7:00 p.m. | Market: 6:00–7:00 p.m. and 9:00–10:00 p.m.

In person:
CMHA Prosper Place Clubhouse, 10232 106 Street NW, Edmonton, AB

An online event featuring these films will be held on November 19^th for those wishing to take part > Register here

Catered by Fika Coffeehouse in Camrose.
Baked goods, popcorn and soft drinks provided for free.

A market featuring 2SLGBTQQIA+ vendors will be available before and after the films.

Unseen

Run time: approx. 30 mins
Directed by Zach Dafoe
Written and Produced by Ronnie Varewny, Brianna Burd, Ty Perala and Zach Dafoe

Harm reduction doesn’t look like you think it does.

‘Unseen’ follows 3 harm reduction workers in the city of Edmonton as they challenge the expectations and narratives around unhoused community members. Both the city and the people living in its’ streets, when viewed through a compassionate, Queer lens, isn’t scary, dangerous, or malicious, but is actually a world of people, labour, and stories that are simply left … Unseen.

Wildflowers: Queer Youth in the Prairies

Run time: approx. 15 mins
Directed by Mickey Neal
Written and Produced by Kaitlin Neal, Rachel Ball and Mickey Neal

A story about the ways in which 2SLGBTQQIA+ youth and young adults find care and connection in one another first and foremost. The film follows six artists, poets and advocates under 30 from diverse backgrounds that work toward building 3rd spaces using relational, grassroots approaches; Revel, Brock and Nânâhtew from The Cherry Pit, Latifat Busari and Kija Lado from the Grief Collective, as well as Jorja Green. Through their storytelling, we discover that despite the harsh conditions of a rather conservative prairie, 2SLGBTQQIA+ youth continue not only to grow, but thrive and bloom as well.

This is the fourth of five free events in the film series.