By Indigenous People's Artist Collective

Bruising for Bestos

Jun 8, 2017 | 8:45 AM

During IPAC’s Annual Event
Pitos Waskochepayis VI:
A Mini Film & Presentation Festival Celebrating Two Spirit/Queer Culture
We Present:

Bruising for Besos is an intimate character study of YOLI- a charismatic and complicated Xicana lesbian making family in a Queer and Trans People Of Color (QTPOC) suburban Los Angeles scene. She’s an artist at heart, and along with her best friend, RANI, makes do with a mundane job. One night she pursues DANA, an alluring Puerto Rican woman. This romance upends the seeming calmness of her life as Yoli soon finds herself recreating a tumultuous past.
Written and Directed by Adelina Anthony (2016)

Adelina is a self-identified two-spirit Xicana lesbian and acclaimed actress based out of Los Angeles. With over twenty years of professional performance experience, she has been nominated several times in best actress/performer categories. She has acted in short films that have played at national and international film festivals. Bruising for Besos marks her feature film debut.