Event Name:
As We Are - Film Festival
Description
This FREE event features three films and the opportunity to hear speakers and participate in group discussions.

With legal, social, and political climates growing increasingly hostile towards the LGBTQIA+ community, the selected films address the harm done when humanity is disregarded, when identity is demonized, and when love misses the mark.
Event Date:
02-21-26
Event Time:
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM CST
Location:
Hay Market Event Center
618 Cherokee St.
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Contact Person:
Leavenworth Family Pride
Details:
10am- DISCLOSURE "is an unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender."

1230pm- Break for lunch (not provided- check out a local restaurant!)

2pm- Pray Away "In this Emmy-nominated documentary, former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of trauma."

5pm- Boy Erased is a film adaptation of Garrard Conley's memoir of the same name. It follows Jared Eamons, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents. When they struggle to reconcile their love for their son with their beliefs, they pressure Jared into attending a conversion therapy program but while there begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.

Tickets are FREE, and you can select tickets for individual films or all three. Seating is limited, so secure your ticket early.

Light refreshments will be provided, but outside food and non-alcoholic drink is allowed. You may bring your own or grab something from a local restaurant.