Reluctantly Queer
Synopsis
This epistolary Super 8 short invites us into the unsettled life of a young Ghanaian man struggling to reconcile his love for his mother with his same-sex desire amid rising anti-LGBTQ tensions in Ghana. Centered on a letter filled with hesitation and uncertainty, Reluctantly Queer questions what it means to be queer for this man in this time and place.
United States, English
Awards & Nominations
• Nominated — Golden Bear, Berlinale Shorts (2016)
• Nominated — Teddy Award, Berlinale (2016)
• Audience Award — Best International Short Film, Baltimore International Black Film Festival
• Nominated — Out Night Films Competition, Ann Arbor Film Festival (2016)
• Nominated — Pink Apple Award, Pink Apple Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (2016)
• Staff Picks — e-flux Video & Film
Cast & Crew
Written & Performed by Kwame Edwin Otu
Directed & Cinematography by Akosua Adoma Owusu
Edited by Aaron Alexis Biscombe
Sound Design & Mix by Kari Rae Seekins
Music by Falcone / Aaron Alexis Biscombe
Produced by Obibini Pictures, LLC
Co-Production: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies
Selected Screenings
• Berlinale Film Festival
• New Directors/New Films
• LA Film Festival
• Ann Arbor Film Festival
• New York African Film Festival
• Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival
• CinemAfrica Film Festival
• Pink Apple Lesbian & Gay Film Festival