GIFF VISION

EKAJ Synopsis: (GIFF guide: contains adult content)
A love story between two drifters, a naive teenager and a hustler. The film capture’s a runaway journey to New York City. Ekaj meets Mecca who takes him under his care. Mecca has AIDS and multiple problems of his own. He is high all day but still manages to be the only voice of reason in Ekaj’s hopeless world. They cruise the city together looking for money and places to stay. The core of the movie is Ekaj, who thinks he will become the lover of a rich man and be taken care of for life but ends up finding his dreams quickly shattered. Although he makes some money as a prostitute, he finds he is disposable, replaceable and lacking what it takes to survive in the city. Their relationship develops into true friendship and love as they lean on each other for survival.

Walk for Me Synopsis:
(GIFF guide: contains adult content)
Walk For Me is a contemporary coming out story where Hassan Kendricks explores his trans identity as a part of NYC’s underground ballroom scene and the night his mother catches him in drag.

Line up includes:
Sociopaths
Schirkoa
Tadaima
Chopin Nocturne Op.37, No.2 in G
Retriever
Under the Sun

Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers

BEAST Synopsis:
Deep in the slums of Manila, a young boxer’s life is changed forever when his father pressures him to cheat in a fight.

Royce Gracie on Guam Synopsis:
Professional MMA fighter and UFC Hall of Famer, Royce Gracie, visits Guam to enjoy life in the Marianas and to observe the breadth of his legacy from his profound influence on the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.