Family Pride, Queer Aside
| Family Pride, Queer Aside | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Queer: Orgullo Familiar | |
| Directed by | María Millán |
| Produced by | María Millán |
| Starring | Aisak Ovalles |
| Music by | Benedetto Guidotti |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Language | Spanish |
Family Pride, Queer Aside (Spanish: Queer: Orgullo Familiar) is a Venezuelan documentary film directed by María Millán and released in 2024. The film follows Aisak Ovalles, a young queer man of color who assumed the paternity of three children during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the director's debut documentary film.
Plot
Family Pride, Queer Aside follows Aisak Ovalles, a young queer man of color and drag queen who assumed the paternity of three children, along with his sister, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela.[1][2]
Production
The documentary's production was made in 2021 and was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The documentary seeks to raise awareness in Venezuelan society about diverse families and the LGBT community's ability to have a family. At the time of the documentary's production, the recognition of same-parent families and adoption by LGBT people faced multiple obstacles in the country.[1][2]
The director, María Millán, expressed that the film was unique in its style and that she wanted it to be a reference to help guarantee the right of the LGBT community in Venezuela to form a family. Family Pride, Queer Aside was Millán's first feature-length documentary film.[1][2]
Release
In 2024, it premiered at the Feminist Border Arts Film Festival (in New Mexico, ninth edition), the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival (thirteenth edition) and the Queer Utrecht Film Festival. It was scheduled to be screened on 1 October 2024 at Teatrex El Bosque theater, in Caracas, followed by a panel with a homoparental family.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Documental venezolano Queer: Orgullo Familiar se estrenará en Estados Unidos" (in Spanish). El Pitazo. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Asish, Abdul (2023-09-20). "Queer: Orgullo Familiar se estrenará mundialmente en el Seattle Latino Film Festival". Daash Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ "Proyectarán el documental «Queer: Orgullo Familiar» en Teatrex El Bosque" (in Spanish). 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-29.