This film screening captures the LGBTQ+ narratives of eight South Florida students who are part of Generation Z.
The fourth film in the Center’s Open Dialogues series, Gen QueerZ gives voice to college and university students who are among the first generation to be “out” while attending high school and living at home. Their stories reflect a diversity of gender identities, cultural backgrounds, and academic studies while exploring allyship, threats, and the dynamics of being out at home with family. Gen QueerZ also deconstructs what is considered “normal” in the gender spectrum and how being out is a form of activism that demarginalizes all queer people. The film features readings of original poems performed by Eric Martinez (“To Know Yourself”) and Ja’na Nelson (“I’m Out”).
Eric Martinez wrote “To Know Yourself” for Gen QueerZ during his senior year at Florida International University. He workshopped the poem with Professor Richard Blanco, a 2023 recipient of a National Humanities Medal at the White House and author of How to Love a Country, among numerous other books.
This film was produced by the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood under the Direction of Freddy Rodriguez. Gen QueerZ was developed in association with Safe Schools South Florida, an LGBTQ student and educator advocacy nonprofit.
EVENT TYPE: | Movie | Discussion/Lecture |
TAGS: | Summer Learning Program | LGBTQ Pride Month |
Mon, Jun 17 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Tue, Jun 18 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
Wed, Jun 19 | Closed |
(Juneteenth) | |
Thu, Jun 20 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Fri, Jun 21 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Jun 22 | Closed |
Sun, Jun 23 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |