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aGLIFF ANNOUNCES QUEER BLACK VOICES CLASS OF 2022
FILMMAKERS WILL BE HONORED & SCREEN THEIR WORK AT PRISM 35
The Queer Black Voices Fund Committee will host a special evening at the Holiday Inn Austin Midtown on Thursday, August 25, at 5:30 p.m., awarding grants to the three filmmakers at PRISM 35, celebrating their work, and raising money for future queer black creatives. Guests will have an opportunity to meet the filmmakers, view their short films, and hear from each on the inspiration behind their films and creative process.

The 2022 recipients are How Not To Date While Trans writer/director Nyala MoonThe Funnel writer/director Charlene A. Carruthers and Body Language director/producer Odu Adamu. Special guest Micheal Rice, writer and director of the documentary Black As U R will act as a mentor to the 2022 inductees. Black As U R will screen as the Documentary Centerpiece film on Friday, August 26 at 7pm at the Galaxy Theatres.
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How Not to Date While Trans
Writer/Director: Nyala Moon
How Not to Date While Trans is a break-the-fourth-wall, dark comedy that follows the dating life of a black trans woman and the problematic men she meets along the way. 
The Funnel
Writer/Director: Charlene A. Carruthers
Trina lives in Chicago with her mother amidst an escalating housing crisis. After falling into an intimate recollection of her family’s history, she awakens to people, sounds, and possibilities she’s never known. 
Body Language
Director/Producer: Odu Adamu
Body Language is a candid conversation about body image and body experience for Black gay, queer, and same gender loving men. 
Black As U R
Documentary Centerpiece
Fri, Aug 26 at 7pm

Documentarian Micheal Rice takes the audience on a journey through the homophobia that characterizes many Black spaces, both contemporarily and through an autobiographical look into his own upbringing in the south.
PLAY WITH US. STAY WITH US.
MAKE YOUR FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE A WEEKEND AT OUR OFFICIAL HOST HOTEL THE HOLIDAY INN MIDTOWN
 
The Holiday Inn Midtown is the official host hotel for aGLIFF's PRISM 35 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Festivalgoers can take advantage of our exclusive $99.00 per night rate between August 24-28.*

The hotel is located in the newly revitalized Highland area, just a few blocks away from the Galaxy Theatres where all of this year's PRISM 35 films will screen. The hotel will also play host to official festival events like the Opening Night Party and the Queer Black Voices Fund Banquet.

*Taxes and fees may apply. Offer is limited to stays between August 24-28, 2022 and must be booked by August 10, 2022. Price DOES NOT include festival badges or event tickets, which must be purchased separately at agliff.org/prism.
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THE UNITED COURT OF AUSTIN CORONATION XXVIII!
aGLIFF ENDORSES FFIRE STONE FOR EMPREX AND
TAYLOR BROOKS STONE FOR EMPRESS

 
The United Court of Austin's Coronation XXVIII is taking place August 12-14 at the Holiday Inn Austin Midtown. Learn more and purchase tickets for this momentous occasion now! 

Voting takes place THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Austin Midtown (6000 Middle Fiskville) or from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m .at Package Menswear (1114 W 5th Street). aGLIFF is proud to endorse Ffire Stone for Emprex and Taylor Brooks Stone for Empress. Don't forget to vote this Saturday!
 
CORONATION XXVIII INFO
GET READY TO GO BEYOND THE RAINBOW WITH AUSTIN PRIDE!
LOOK FOR aGLIFF AT THIS YEAR'S AUSTIN PRIDE FESTIVAL

 
The 30th Annual, twice postponed, Austin PRIDE Festival and Parade will take place on Saturday, August 20th with over 400,000 people expected to attend! 

Look for aGLIFF in the park at Fiesta Gardens to get all the details on our PRISM 35 LGBTQ+ Film Festival with special Austin Pride deals and giveaways! Plus, enjoy carnival rides, Drag Queen Story Time, Vendor Booths, Food & Drink, and more! 
 
AUSTIN PRIDE FESTIVAL
Fiesta Gardens, 2102 Jesse Segovia Street
11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 
BUY TICKETS

AUSTIN PRIDE PARADE
Congress Avenue / Warehouse District
8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 
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