Mixed↑ (MixedUp)
SHOWTIME
PRIMETIME | 1261FF21
Tue, Nov 2 | 7:00 PM (AST)
Canada | 76 Minutes | Documentary, Experimental
English
Availability: UNAVAILABLE IN - Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa.
Caribbean Premiere
Synopsis
Part testimonial/part confessional. What are the lines between the facts of who I am and the fiction of what I can become?
Mixed↑ is a reclaimed book of genesis: a manifesto that collides the wildly diverse elements of being queer, mixed and different in a world socialized around the construction of race, gender and orientation.
Mixed↑ follows Howard J Davis aka Haui in his feature film directing debut, as he combats the isolation of being BIPOC and LGTBQ+ and helps to normalize the existence of being “other” and different on the journey to finding inner cohesion.
Howard J. Davis aka HAUI
Is a diverse multi-disciplinary entrepreneur that defies categorization. A graduate of Ryerson Theatre School he has designed with Canada’s Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival as an actor/designer, Canadian Opera Company/National Arts Centre as an assistant director, directing design intern at the Grand Theatre; Black Theatre Workshop, GCTC and Neptune Theatre as a designer, and performed with Native Earth Performing Arts, Cahoots Theatre, Paper Canoe Projects and Factory Theatre.
His work as a filmmaker emphasizes history and how it can informs our current socio-political climate. He hopes to continue building a practice in telling stories of his heritage, marginalized cultures not at the forefront of history and modern original works with an emphasis on bridging classical, theatrical and historical context to contemporary cinema and stage. Career highlights to date include: directing his short film C'EST MOI about the history Marie-Josephe Angelique.
THE CREW
Directors/Writer/Producer
HAUI aka Howard J Davis
Co-Producer
Jack Fox
Sound Editor
Freddy Gabrsek
Associate Producer
Peter Hinton
Cultural dramaturge
Diane Roberts