What We Do
We curate film screenings, signature presentations, and filmmaker conversations drawn from QWOCMAP's catalog of 515+ films by LBTQIA+ people of color.
A vibrant gathering
Bring QWOCMAP to your community with screenings, signature presentations, and filmmaker conversations rooted in 25+ years of queer and trans of color cinema.
Our Creative Practice
Bring QWOCMAP to You
Transform your classroom, campus, or community event with films and conversations that move people from awareness to action.
Our Approach
We treat cinema as a site for political education, connecting screen stories to activist lineages, history, and the movements our communities are building right now.
How We Work
Whether it's a classroom screening, a staff gathering, or a community event, we tailor the program to your audience and theme, and handle the curation and facilitation end-to-end.
Why QWOCMAP
25+ Years of Cinema That Moves Movements
QWOCMAP's catalog, presentations, and filmmaker programs are rooted in 25+ years of work alongside LBTQIA+ BIPOC communities, filmmakers, and movements. When you bring us in, you're bringing that depth with us.
25+
Years of QWOCMAP
6
Continents
515+
Films
100%
LBTQIA+ BIPOC (films and filmmakers)
Our Services
Professional screenings and presentations designed to empower and educate through film.
45-60 min
Custom Curatorial Film Screenings
Choose a location, a screening length, and a theme, and we'll program a screening drawn from QWOCMAP's catalog of 515+ films by LBTQIA+ people of color.
Add-on Filmmaker Talkbacks: Bring filmmakers into the room. They'll speak to their creative process and the themes in their films, inviting your community into deeper understanding through discussion.
- In-person or online delivery
- Curatorial services that other distributors don't offer
- Fits employee discussions, advocacy campaigns, and classroom use across humanities and social sciences
60-120 min
Reels of Resistance
Our signature presentation. We weave films with history to show how arts & culture have always been a source of resistance, resilience, reclamation, and renewal for LBTQIA+ people of color, especially in the Americas.
- A signature QWOCMAP presentation drawing on decades of curatorial work and political activism
- Films paired with history to illustrate how LBTQIA+ artists of color have led movements for collective liberation
- Customizable around any theme or topic
- Fits political education, organizer trainings, and university syllabi
60-120 min
Focused Lens
For film, media studies, and related fields. Films paired with discussion to build aesthetic sensibilities alongside an understanding of the social justice implications of creative decisions.
- Designed for film and media studies programs
- Builds cultural humility in film analysis
- Addresses bias as a craft issue, including how limited depictions and stereotypes affect the quality of work filmmakers produce
- Supports artistic growth and skill development
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
About booking a QWOCMAP screening or presentation
Fill out the request form above with a few details about your event — location, timeline, audience, and what kind of program you're interested in. We'll reach out to schedule a conversation.
Visit Watch Films → Distribution to learn about the catalog and see featured works. The full Eventive-powered catalog launches after the website's initial rollout; in the meantime, you can reach out about specific films or themes through the form on this page.
We handle accessibility on the film side. Catalog films from 2014 forward include open captions, and films from 2022 forward also include audio description. Older films are being captioned on an ongoing basis. Venue and event accessibility — ASL interpretation, CART captioning, physical access, scent-free policies, and other accommodations — is the client's responsibility, and we're available to consult on accessibility planning for a fee.
Yes. QWOCMAP has brought screenings and presentations to organizations across the U.S. and internationally. Travel costs are added into the project scope when relevant.
We recommend reaching out at least 12 weeks in advance, and we can usually work with 6–8 weeks for screenings that don't require us to travel. Events that require QWOCMAP staff or filmmakers to travel need more lead time, so reach out as early as you can.
Screening events typically run 45–90 minutes, depending on the program length and whether you're adding a Filmmaker Talkback or discussion component. Longer programs are possible but get harder to balance when a screening combines short films with a longer feature. We'll scope the length with you based on your audience and goals.
We've worked with audiences from small classroom groups to large community events. There's no minimum or maximum size requirement. Audience size factors into the pricing scope but not into whether we can work with you.
Yes. Our Custom Curatorial Screenings can be delivered in-person or online. Hybrid screenings that combine both formats are possible, with the client responsible for the on-site A/V setup that hybrid delivery requires.
Yes. Filmmaker Talkbacks are available as an add-on to Custom Curatorial Screenings. Filmmakers in attendance speak to their creative process and the themes in their films, inviting your community into deeper understanding through discussion.
You tell us three things: where you want the screening (in-person or online), how long you want it to run, and what theme or themes you want to center. We program the screening from our catalog and handle all curatorial work. Theme areas include abolition & anti-violence, disability justice & body autonomy, ecosystems & stewardship, emotional justice & healing, race & ethnicity, gender & sexuality, resource sharing & alternatives to capitalism, decolonization & re-indigenization, arts & culture, social justice, and community & relationships. We can also work with themes you bring to us.
A Custom Curatorial Screening is programmed for you; you pick a location, length, and theme, and we curate films from our catalog of 515+ works by LBTQIA+ people of color. Reels of Resistance is our signature presentation, weaving films with history to show how LBTQIA+ artists of color have led movements for collective liberation. Focused Lens is designed specifically for film and media studies programs, pairing films with discussion of the social justice implications of creative decisions.
