MNmicro Film Fest: Pride

11:15AM | Check-in Begins

The TCFF Registration/Check-in table will be located near the box office of the ShowPlace ICON Theatre. The table will be open all day.

ShowPlace ICON Theatre 1625 West End Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416

11:30-4:30PM | Pride Celebration Mixer

Stop into the TCFF Office before or after a film for some hosted beverages (alcoholic/non-alcoholic), snack, and mingle with fellow LGBTQ+ community, supporters, and filmmakers.

TCFF Office 1633 West End Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416

12:00PM | Not in My Lifetime

Directed by: Pam Colby

Synopsis: Not in My Lifetime is a 75-minute documentary that explores the effects of gay marriage equality legislation on artists, activists and politicians. The film’s narrative unfolds through the life story of Pam Colby, a storyteller and lesbian baby boomer from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

View movie trailer here.

RESERVE TICKETS HERE

ShowPlace ICON Theatre 1625 West End Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416

1:00PM | FREE CeCe!

Directed by: Jacqueline Gares

Synopsis: On her way to the store with a group of friends, Chrishaun Reed “CeCe” McDonald was attacked. In fighting for her own life, a man was killed. After a coercive interrogation, CeCe was incarcerated in a men’s prison in Minnesota. An international campaign to free CeCe garnered significant support from media and activists, including actress and executive producer Laverne Cox.  Laverne uses her platform to explore the roles race, class, and gender played in CeCe’s case. CeCe emerges not only as a survivor, but as a leader. Documentarian Jac Gares pushes past everyday narratives of victimhood that surround the lives of trans people, to foreground the way CeCe and other trans people are leading a growing movement to critically interrogate and disassemble the prison industrial complex.

View movie trailer here.

RESERVE TICKETS HERE

ShowPlace ICON Theatre 1625 West End Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416

2:00PM | THIS obedience

Directed by: Dawn Mikkelson & Jamie A. Lee

Synopsis: Out Lesbian minister the Rev. Anita C. Hill fights the toughest battle of her life as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America grapples with her ordination, an act of “ecclesiastical disobedience” against the church policy that GLBT clergy vow celibacy. THIS obedience is an emotional journey through the conflict between faith and love.

RESERVE TICKETS HERE

ShowPlace ICON Theatre 1625 West End Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416

3:15PM | Witch

Directed by: Vanessa M. H. Powers

Synopsis: Aima tells her babysitter that the “Witch,” created in a game of make-believe, will never stop chasing them. Imagination rules as they march toward their showdown with the evil Witch. The unreal becomes reality, and the consequences remain.

View movie trailer here.

RESERVE TICKETS HERE

ShowPlace ICON Theatre 1625 West End Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416

4:15PM | Summer Solstice

Directed by: Noah Schamus

Synopsis: Trans man Leo’s life is a jumble of auditions, acting classes, barista jobs, and situationships, all of which he hopes will amount to more. Unexpectedly, Leo’s

college best friend, cisgender and straight Eleanor, calls Leo announcing that she’ll be driving through NYC, and offers to pick him up for an impromptu trip upstate. They embark on the weekend getaway, marking their first time spent together since Leo began transitioning. Reunited with new gender dynamics between them, and uncovering problems lurking behind Eleanor’s “well-meaning” façade, Leo and Eleanor navigate how their old feelings towards one another exist within this new context, forcing them both to confront buried secrets and emotions. A modern twist on the buddy comedy from a queer and trans perspective, this film is a celebration of friendship, resilience, and coming of age again.

View movie trailer here.

RESERVE TICKETS HERE

ShowPlace ICON Theatre 1625 West End Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416