Panel with international jury members

How can storytelling be used to punch back against anti-queer legislation? Taking inspiration from this year’s festival theme, ‘Be Queer, Do Crime’, our panelists will reflect on how LGBTQIA+ stories in film have changed, and explore how the fight to be legal in the real world and the act of committing crime on screen are intertwined.

Panelists: • FELIX MUFTI, actor and artist (he/they) • THINH NGUYỄN, director (she/her) • MELANIE DASTMALCHI,producer (she/her) • JAY SEIPEL, festival curator (they/them) Moderator: JESSIE YOON (they/them)

/ The panel will take place at the MIX Lounge. / Duration of the panel be around 45 min. / The panel will be in English. / Admission to the panel is free!