The Dare To Be You! Video Contest
About
The “Dare To Be You!” Video Contest is an opportunity for you to express your feelings about who you are and your experience being a LGBTQ person of color. The mission is to collect stories within the US and internationally from ordinary and predominate Black LGBTQ people of what it means to be true to themselves identifying as a Black LGBTQ person. Each person will tell a story about acknowledging or denying their gayness during a major key moment that changed their life. These stories are beyond the coming out stories. They are stories of social activism in every way from your family, career, community and/or world. The idea of this project is to redefine and dismantle the negative myth of being aLGBT people of African Descent and the word “gay”. We aim to breakdown stereotypes and misconceptions about gay being an illness brought on by non-people of color. We aim to address homophobia and all the isms along with being an LGBT people of African Descent from around the world. The idea is to learn how to accept our likes and dislikes our Black LGBTQ brothers and sisters and most importantly change the negative effects of identifying as a “gay” person. The top 5 videos will screen at the festival and the winner will receive FREE all access tickets to QBC Int’l Film & Music Festival 2008. The deadline is October 29th so hurry!
How to get started
QBC Int’l Film & Music Festival 2008 festival theme is “Dare To Be You!.” QBC would like you to create a video about what “Dare To Be You!” means to you. There is no right or wrong answers. It is your truth! Video Examples are coming soon! The Black List Video doc is the perfect example of what we are looking for.
Rules & Regulations
* Create a profile at the I WANT MY QBC! Community Website
* Create a video defining what” Dare To Be You!” means to you.
* All stories MUST BE TRUE
* Video must not exceed one minute. Keep it short and to the point!
* WE WELCOME ANY & EVERYONE OF ALL RACES, GENDER & SEXUALITY TO UPLOAD THEIR VIDEO HOWEVER, You must be a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer person who identify themselves as a person of color on a daily basis from the African Diaspora to enter the contest.
* You must be 18 years or over to enter/submit your video.
* Keep it clean, no profanity or nudity (you will be deleted)
* You do not have to live in NY however, if you win, you are responsible for your own transportation to and from the festival.
* Please do not edit your video or add music
* One person per video. We are not looking for group videos. We want to hear your individual story.
* You DO NOT have to live in New York or the USA. However, the winning video will receive a free ticket to the festival. We are NOT responsible for your traveling expensive.
* By entering this contest, you give permission for Queer Black Cinema to use your video to promote the film festival and QBC year round programs.
* Selected video’s will screen at QBC Int’l Film & Music Festival
* By uploading this video you grant Queer Black Cinema and Our Stories Productions permission to be apart of the Dare to Be You and I Am Still Black Project.
Dare To Be You is a part of a larger project, “I Too, Am Your Brother, I Too Am Your Sister” (working title) produced by Our Stories Productions. “I Too, Am Your Brother, I Too Am Your Sister” project mission is to collect stories within the US and internationally from ordinary and predominate Black LGBTQ people of what it means to be truth to themselves identifying as a Black LGBTQ person. Each person will tell a story about acknowledging or denying their gayness during a major key moment that changed their life. These stories are beyond the coming out stories. They are stories of social activism in every way from your family, career, community or world just to name a few. The idea of this project is to redefine and dismantle the myth of being an LGBT people of African Descent. The project is to address homophobia and all the isms along with being an LGBT people of African Descent from around the world. “I Too, Am Your Brother, I Too Am Your Sister” is broken into four parts: The US, Europe, Africa & The Caribbean Islands. For more information on this project including becoming a sponsor, reach out to info@ospfilms.com 2008 (c) All Rights Reserved – Our Stories Productions. This project is registered with the writers guild of America East & the US Congress.
