Gay As In Happy: A Queer Anti-Tragedy
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2020
Canada / United States
3 mins
Documentary Film Competition
| Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim | |
| Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim | |
| Discussion or Depiction of Suicide |
An experimental autoethnographic documentary about queer joy, resistance, and resilience in the face of abuse, trauma, and transphobia.
About the Director
Jordana Valerie Allen-Shim is a Toronto-born, U.S.-raised award-winning writer, director, and editor of Korean and Jewish descent whose work has been featured in over 115 film festivals around the globe. She is also a dog mom, She-Ra and ABBA superfan, and aspiring graphic novelist. Her life goal is to dismantle capitalism but she is also intent on telling bold, disruptive stories about queer women and non-binary people of color.
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Awards
2020 Aab International Film Festival (AIFF) – Best Student Film
2019 Calcutta International Cult Film Festival – Best Student Film
2019 Cult Critic Movie Awards – Best Student Film
2020 DRUK International Film Festival – Best Student Film
2020 IndieFEST Film Awards – Best Documentary Short
2020 NYC Downtown Short Film Festival – Best LGBT Film
2020 OutlantaCon Short Film Festival – Best LGBTQIA+ Micro Short
2020 Rosebud Film Festival – Outstanding Achievement Award
2020 Tagore International Film Festival – Best Student Film
