On this episode of Queer Temple, host Laila Paige sits down with two filmmakers in the queer community to discuss Queer Representation On Screen. First, Ireashea Bennett (They Them) is a storyteller and filmmaker who started in journalism before switching to filmmaking. Ireashea is the creator of the film Free Rain, an experimental documentary about Black Queer Love. Later, Harry Fuertes (He Him), the creator of Michelle Sans Louise, joins Laila. His film is an emotional, dreamlike story about two women who experience codependency, a little heartbreak, and romance. This film was made to show the fluid expression between two people and how to create a film with narrative freedom.
Queer Temple is TUTV’s first LGBTQIA+ series, co-created by Temple students Christopher Smith and Andreas Copes. The program examines the world through the eyes of LGBTQIA+ individuals, focusing on current events, history, and life in the queer community.