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Masks

Saturday October 27th 2018, 2:45 pm

The Classic Gateway Theatre
1820 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

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Film Details

Runtime: 23 minutes

Language: English

Director: Mahaliyah Ayla O

Country: USA, 2018

Genre: Drama, Lesbian

Saba a closeted medical student risks being outed to her family when she is targeted in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub. Heavily inspired by the Orlando nightclub shooting, the writer/director, who is also a mass shooting survivor and a lesbian, wanted to bring the range of struggles LGBTQ people face to light; from the fear of being judged by your family to potential attacks inspired by homophobia.

Masks (Trailer) - USC MFA THESIS from Mahaliyah Ayla O on Vimeo.

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