Welcome to the 9th Annual Feminist Border Arts Film Festival 2024 and the Inaugural Feminist Border Arts Zine Fest.
Together, FBA 2024 is a celebration of digital and analog media arts through film, video, storytelling, and zines.
June 28 and 29, International Pride Weekend, University Art Museum, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM, Free and Open to the Public.
“Once We Find Each Other, So Much Else Becomes Possible”
-Sara Ahmed
The 9th Annual Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, along with the concurrent inauguralFeminist Border Arts Zine Fest, is a "reach in" event that merges social change with critical knowledge, engaging both public audiences and the university community. The festival fosters deep interaction and transformative experiences, utilizing independent film and media as tools for creative expression and public scholarship. It also establishes deeper connections with the New Mexico, U.S., and global film, TV, and creative arts industries and institutions, providing a platform for women's, LGBTQ+, and other socially tranformative interventions.
FBA Festival 2024: Feminist Border Arts Festival (FBAFF, FBAZF, FBA24) is an evolving platform that transcends traditional boundaries of film and media, scholarly research, curation, and creative practice. We present film and media works from the Borderlands, the broader U.S., and international contributors. Our film and media selections span genres--from thought-provoking animations and documentaries to the avant-garde of digital storytelling, zine graphic narratives, and video art--and approaches.
A Different Perspective: More than a platform, FBA24 is a confluence of creative practice and socially transformative discourse. We bridge geographies, identities, and experiences. Our curated programs encourage deep reflection, pushing the limits of conventional storytelling, and offering fresh perspectives on human rights, difference, and social change.
Inclusivity and Representation: We are committed to the authentic representation and dissemination of stories and works from U.S., global, and transnational women, feminists, BIPOC, the LGBTQ+ community, and voices signaling pressing social issues and perspectives. FBA24 believes in the impact of storytelling in acknowledging, respecting, and elevating marginalized experiences. FBA24, including connected screenings, events, and showcases, circulates these narratives and provides opportunities for their dissemination. These engagements aim to foster a deeper appreciation for film and media, including zines, as well as to inspire deeper and informed reflection on the broader implications of the narratives.
FBA Is a Bridge Across: Audre Lorde, in “Poetry Is Not a Luxury," reminds us that the exploration of our deepest fears can become sanctuaries for radical and daring ideas. In the spirit of her wisdom, FBA24 embraces the notion that emotions and creative expressions, much like poetry, are not luxuries but vital tools for understanding, circulating new knowledges, and crossing boundaries.
Our Goal: At FBA, our dedication extends to forging a creative space of critical engagement where film and media arts and artists, filmmakers, filmgoers, students, scholars, activists, communitym and engaged publics converge. We are committed to offering transformative perspectives that not only challenge existing narratives but also chart new courses for collective action and thought.
We bridge the gap between academic research, public outreach, and activism, infusing both with imagination.
FBAFF 2024 Call For Submissions
Click to check out the call for submissions for FBA24, which will feature film, media, and a zine fest June 28 & 29, 2024, Pride Day weekend at the New Mexico State Unversity Museum.
FBAZF: Call for Exhibitors (FBAFF Day 2 - June 29 - ZINE FEST)
Click to view Day 2 of FBAFF 2024: The Inaugural Feminist Border Arts Zine Fest, showcasing zines and media arts from across the Borderplex and beyond.
FBAFF and FBAZF 2024: Coming Attractions
Click to discover the growing lineup of FBAFF 2024 by checking out our Coming Attractions, featuring groundbreaking films, digital humaniites, and zines from Borderlands, NMSU, US, global, and transnational filmmakers, scholars, artists, activists, and media makers.
2024 Sponsors
Sponsored by NMSU Gender & Sexuality Studies, University Art Museum, College of Arts & Sciences, Office for Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity, NMSU Global Campus, Research, Creativity, and Strategic Initiatives, Department of English, and Doña Ana Community College
