‘Noah’s Arc’ creator Patrik-Ian Polk & other Black creators break new ground at the Queer Voices: NYC Film Fest
Queer Voices: NYC Film Festival was the epicenter of programming at the LGBTQ Center. Brandon Smith and Ronald Hinton co-founded Queer Voices NYC (QVNYC) to empower artists and audiences by bringing to life the work of queer creatives of color.
The three-day film festival focuses on centering filmmakers of color who lack opportunities to break through. Several workshops and panel discussions focused on helping filmmakers shape their craft.
Subscribe to Native Son’s newsletter for more news, information, and conversations about Black gay and queer everything.The three-day weekend featured 30 cinematic pieces, 14 by Black queer filmmakers who screened a series of short films, documentaries, feature films, and episodic shorts.
The event featured a live podcast recording with Patrik-Ian Polk, the visionary creator of the show Noah’s Arc. He reflected on his groundbreaking work and the lasting impact it has had on Black queer media representation. Here are some of the films… A post shared by Queer Voices: NYC Film Festival (@queervoicesnyc)Written and directed by Rodney Evans, this drama looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an older Black writer who meets a gay teenager in a homeless shelter in New York.
