Take Me to the Queers

Take Me to the Queers

Explore OTV's rich, intersectional content through these programs that center LGBTQ+ experiences.

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  • This Physical World

    Movie

    Experimental narrative by Leo Kinsler.

    When Sey wakes up for the first time as a fully formed adult, they venture out into the world in search of what it means to be a person.
    Through performance and play, this film examines how language, personal experiences, and gender expectations shape our ...

  • IS TOMORROW WEDNESDAY?

    Movie

    Directed by Queer, BIPOC Cavair Robinson, IS TOMORROW WEDNESDAY? is a nonlinear narrative, detailing the 24 hour period of events within the life of Peach Fuzz, a scrappy transient drifter who does whatever it takes to survive while living on the streets of a small Indiana town. After reconnectin...

  • F*ck Yes

    1 season

    F*ck Yes is a modern sex-ed series focused on improving communication (and sex) between consenting adults. In this episode, a couple negotiates a threesome.

  • The Real Dance: A Micro Reality TV Show

    1 season

    The Real Dance: A Micro Reality TV Show is a web series that approaches contemporary dancemaking through the low-stakes, high-investment aesthetic & entertainment lens of reality TV, focusing on the daily lives, dramas, and backstories of people who make dance, with a particular focus on queer an...

  • Blaq In Bed

    2 seasons

    Come with questions and leave with answers. Blaq In Bed has been intentionally designed to provide folks with tips, resources and bravery needed to navigate complex spaces and discussions around intimacy, sex, disclosure and the fantasy.

  • Prodigal Sun

    Movie

    Soon after Evelyn realizes she is transgender, her parents sense she is simultaneously experiencing mental illness. As Evelyn struggles for independence, afraid of losing herself to her role in her nuclear family, her parents must fight to keep her safe. Prodigal Sun explores this conflict from b...

  • From X to Z

    Movie

    Short film coming by Florencia Manóvil.

    A cranky Gen X butch is forced to spend time with a disaffected zoomer who seems to represent everything that bugs her about "kids today".

  • Handsome
    1 season

    Handsome

    1 season

    Romantic comedy series by Devon Kane.

    After leaving a 10-year relationship, Devon has to navigate through a dating scene he knows nothing about - getting up to speed with things like dating apps, OnlyFans and being called DADDY, to name a few. When Devon meets Gabriel however, all of this falls...

  • CCTV - Season 1

    3 Episodes

    Club Chicago Television, or CCTV

    a network where you can tune into a different queer club night every week.

    Over the summer of 2020, CCTV aimed to broadcast Chicago parties, DJs, performers, and organizations that are leading and shaping the way to a brighter future in Chicago. Each broadcast f...

  • Yna NA: emma

    Movie

    *Starring:* Yna and Cee Pham
    *Directed by:* Sophie Chevako and Yna
    *Produced by:* Cee Pham
    *Assistant Directors:*
    Cee Pham & Mariana Belaval (Day One)
    Teya Sainz de Aja (Day Two)
    *Choreographer:* Emily Rivera De La Cruz
    *Cinematographer: *Sophie Chevako
    *Gaffer/AC: *Evan Thompson
    *Grips/Acs: *Osc...

  • Martin Levy: Candy Girl

    Movie

    "Candy" is the pop persona (or character) created by multidisciplinary artist Martin Levy. The first single off of the Candy project, "Candy Girl", gets a video as enthralling, exciting and energetic as the song. Through different iterations of Candy, from her birth self to her death self, we enc...

  • Quare Life

    1 season

    Four queer women of color negotiate professional and personal relationships on Chicago's south side.

    //CAST AND CREW//
    M Shelly Conner (Creator/Producer/Writer)
    Myra Boone (Pilot Producer/AD)
    Jessica King (Director)
    Christian Mejia (Cinematographer)
    Alistair Slaughter (Sound Engineer)
    Dru Monta...

  • "Queer, As In" Collection - Playlist

    7 items

    In a world of fabricated borders and an endless churn of imposed mandates, ‘Queer As in’ carves another way forward - one shaped not by prescription, but by possibility. This drop holds space for stories that stretch beyond the boundaries of what we’ve been told is real, reasonable, or sanctioned...

  • Lassai Presents: IMMORTAL ☥

    Movie + 2 extras

    IMMORTAL☥ : living forever; never dying or decaying.

    IMMORTAL☥ sinks into the perspective of Lassai, a black working class queer non binary person surviving in a pro-cishetero, homophobic, transphobic, and racist world. A world that has brutally demonized their body and lifestyle, ultimately for...

  • Choc
    Movie

    Choc

    Movie

    Aubrey “Choc” Muldrow grew up in a religious family on the Southside of Chicago. Knowing he was gay from an early age, he experienced taunts, threats, and violence from his family, his church, and his neighborhood. Fearing he was cursed, and would never be perceived as “normal,” he did everything...

  • By a Thread

    Movie

    By A Thread is a film that chronicles our nonbinary hero’s frustrating journey through a new, bustling city. Characterized by short interactions with a variety of characters and a soaring moment of release, the piece juxtaposes the harsh reality of the world with the magical expanse of the main c...

  • #BraveFuturesJOBURG

    7 items

    Brave Futures Film Race challenges creatives, filmmakers and storytellers of all skills levels to produce a film in 48 hours or less.

  • jaxwillbejax: Wanderlust

    Movie + 1 extra

    Woman faces aspects of her grief while driving through Chicago.

  • Been T/Here

    1 season

    How do trans* people of color thrive? Join Chicagoans on their journey to find love, creativity, and healing in BeenT/Here. America may be discovering trans* people, but they've been here all along. Peel back the hype to share genuine moments with a nerdy immigrant, a kinky organizer, a catholic ...

  • Black Pill
    Movie + 1 extra

    Black Pill

    Movie + 1 extra

    In a near-future techno-dystopia, a trans shut-in named Ven orders a box of pills off a shady website that promises to make their aberrant and strange fantasies a reality.

  • The T
    1 season

    The T

    1 season

    Former-lovers-and-now-best-friends Jo and Carter are looking for love--it’s not going well. A young white trans woman and queer Black man living in their native Chicago, they may have the world’s bigotry and their own insecurities stacked against them, but at least they have each other.

    Series c...

  • Emergence

    Movie

    College freshman Tori arrives at college shortly after the pandemic and still carries trauma from her conservative high school. Tori is a transgender athlete and faces crippling gender dysphoria in various social situations, such as changing in locker rooms and making new friends. As a result, To...

  • Queer Khalifa

    Movie

    Inayat, a hijab-wearing cis woman, and Abdullah, a trans man, meet after ten years and try to make their teenage romance sustain cultural pressures. They have little time to address their differences- she's getting married to Musa this weekend.

  • The Commons

    2 seasons

    "The Commons" is a feminist, public access-style, morning talk show crafted for witches, by witches.