By Maria Esteves – February 7, 2016

The Flaherty NYC Winter/Spring 2016 (FNYCWS16) Queer Transitions was held at Anthology Film Archives, New York, Tuesday, February 2, 7:00PM. In collaboration with The New School; co-presented by Women Make Movies; programmed by Lana Lin, associate professor, School of Media Studies, The New School; and Cauleen Smith, professor, Vermont College of Fine Arts; the six documentary shorts presentation included Michelle Parkerson’s Storme: Lady of the Jewel Box and Tara Mateik’s Operation Invert. A special Q&A discussion with directors Parkerson and Mateik moderated by archivist and independent curator Leeroy Kun Young Kang preceded the post-screening reception.

FNYCWS16 Queer Transitions: Programmer Lana Lin, associate
professor, School of Media Studies, The New School, and, left,
director Michelle Parkerson.

FNYCWS16 Queer Transitions: Activists and independent curator
Leeroy Kun Young Kang.

FNYCWS16 Queer Transitions: Director Tara Mateik.

FNYCWS16 Queer Transitions: Director Michelle Parkerson.

FNYCWS16 Queer Transitions: (L-R) Archivist and independent curator
Leeroy Kun Young Kang, directors Michelle Parkerson and Tara Mateik.

FNYCWS16 Queer Transitions: (L-R) Programmer Lana Lin, associate professor,
School of Media Studies, The New School; director Michelle Parkerson; archivist
and independent curator Leeroy Kun Young Kang; and director Tara Mateik.