THOSE WHO WAIT

USA 2022 - DCP - 78 minutes, in English

Director, Screenplay, Print Courtesy: Chani Bockwinkel, Ty Burdenski

Cast: Effie Bowen, Derek Jackson, Daniel Noel

Those Who Wait is a poetic retelling of the Millerite doomsday movement that swept across America in the 1840s. The film follows the town of Portland, Maine as its residents navigate several waves of apocalyptic prophecy and disappointment. Told in tableau and parable, this queer gaze into the colonial past explores the powers and perils of “believing it’s over.” In a moment of political and environmental upheavals and catastrophes, the film explores our collective desire to embrace apocalyptic fantasy. “With a primarily queer/trans cast and crew, we sought to bring a queer sensibility to all aspects of an (unlikely) production. With many parts of the historical record missing, we attempt to be in conversation with history while allowing queer imagination to fill in the cracks. As filmmakers, it’s our goal to depict tensions that reach beyond coming out narratives and instead contribute to the “queering” of histories (and futures). Consider this an attempt to not simply queer the subjects of history but to reassert that there have always been other political and spiritual strategies for being, other fabrics to our world, and other strategies of how to penetrate them… and a commitment to learning from the experts of our past–from their success and their failures.” – Directors Chani Bockwinkel, Ty Burdenski —NB,

Thursday, July 13 3PM | MFC 1

Saturday, July 15 12:40PM | MFC 2

Tuesday, July 11 9:20PM | MFC 3

Saturday, July 15 7PM | WOH

Wednesday, July 12 6:40PM | MFC 2

Friday, July 14 3:20PM | MFC 3