SAT JUL 20, 2024 4:00 PM Laughing Through Fire: Comedy as a Compass $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Ticket prices for paid events include a $2.00 online booking fee. Booking fees do not apply to free RSVP events. Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker/writer Andrea A. Walter (“im in love with edgar allan poe”), actor Ella Jay Basco (“im in love with edgar allan poe”), filmmaker/producer/screenwriter/actor Neal Suresh Mulani (“RAT!”), producer Lottie Abrahams (“RAT!”), producer Katie White (“ILY, BYE”), and producers Molly Hallam and Mireia Vilanova (“100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu”). Moderated by Daniel Crooke. ‘Queer Rhapsody’ Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE EVENT: Join us for Laughing Through Fire, a special shorts showcase as part of the Queer Rhapsody Film Series organized by UCLA Film & Television Archive. Laughing Through Fire offers hilarious reflections on the day-to-day journey of making your way through the minefield of modern times – whether online or IRL – as members of the queer and trans community. Showcasing tremendous clarity of expression and style, the filmmakers behind the works in this short film program utilize humor as a guide to making sense of our increasingly convoluted world. ABOUT THE FILMS: “ILY, BYE,” 2023, Dir. Taylor James, 13 Min, USA Chaotic striver Siobhan embarks upon an unhinged, undercover mission in order to delete a series of ill-advised voicemails she left on the answering machine of a prospective employer. FORMAT: DCP “100% USDA Certified Organic Homemade Tofu,” 2022, Dir. Gbenga Komolafe, 14 Min, USA In English and Korean with English subtitles. Nikki spices things up at her mom’s struggling tofu restaurant while working to afford her breast augmentation surgery. FORMAT: DCP “Dilating For Maximum Results,” 2023, Dir. Nyala Moon, 14 Min, USA Dreya is a Black trans woman desperate to dilate for the first time in four years so she can hook up IRL with her online boyfriend. FORMAT: DCP “im in love with edgar allan poe,” 2024, Dir. Andrea A. Walter, 13 Min, USA In English and Tagalog with English subtitles. Two goth besties search for chicken innards for a ritual to resurrect Edgar Allan Poe. FORMAT: DCP “2 Dollars,” 2020, Dir. Robin Cloud, 15 Min, USA Feeling suffocated by their soul-sucking office job and ignorant co-workers, artist Syd finds a possible escape hatch in the form of the lottery. FORMAT: DCP “RAT!,” 2024, Dir. Neal Suresh Mulani, 17 Min, USA When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer’s devoted fans seek retribution. FORMAT: DCP Queer Rhapsody Film Series The Queer Rhapsody LGBTQIA+ film series is organized by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, with support from the Andrew J. Kuehn, Jr. Foundation and the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation.