Film & Media
There Are Things To Do
Urvashi Vaid, an outspoken immigrant, lesbian and woman of color was an LGBTQ+ leader and helped shape the modern day gay rights movement. Her vision for the movement serves as a roadmap of initiatives & tools for generations of activists as they currently face anti-LGBTQ+ backlash. The film features Urvashi's life in Provincetown, MA and 34-year relationship with partner Kate Clinton, and reminds us that the best place to build community & work towards equality starts at home.
Alumbrones
Cuba, at a time of great uncertainty and possibility, and on the brink of major changes in 2012, is seen through the eyes of 12 contemporary Cuban artists living in Havana.
Havana, home to an array of artists who have learned to make a living during very lean times. “Alumbrones” takes an unflinching look at the lives of twelve contemporary Cuban artists, living in Havana today. Through in-depth interviews, get a glimpse at the many challenges these twelve artists face in the place they like to call home.
King Philip’s Belt
Current day Wampanoag Native-American artisan’s weave a ceremonial wampum belt for the first time in 300 years. Exhibited at Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of the American Indian.
Women of Plymouth
Historical recreations/dramatizations imagining the relationship between Wampanoag women and their Pilgrim counterparts. Developed for Smoke Sygnals historical museum exhibits.
Our Story Exhibit: The Complicated Relationship of the Indigenous Wampanoag and the Mayflower Pilgrims. A series of short films that correct the historical record of the relationship between the Wampanoag Native-Americans and the colonists whom we know as “the pilgrims.” On permanent display at Provincetown Museum. Developed for Smoke Sygnals historical museum exhibits.
A Mormon family of Hawaiian German immigrants embark on a road trip through the Utah desert to attend the opening of Tikiland, a new Disneyland attraction. Along the way, family tensions heat up as the road to "the happiest place on earth” exposes painful cultural and emotional divisions.
Director/Writer: Christine Kunewa, Walker Producer: Hannah Walker, Executive Producer: Fermin Rojas
The Ali'I King
Lourenço (Marco Pigossi), a Brazilian immigrant whose visa is nearing the end, finds himself heartbroken and adrift when his American boyfriend unexpectedly leaves him alone in Provincetown with fleeting promises of his return.
Director: Marco Calvani, Producer: Marco Calvani
Consulting Producer: Fermin Rojas