‘Ned’s Project’ competes in LGBT fest in Miami

“Ned’s Project”

Lemuel Lorca’s “Ned’s Project” is competing for top prizes at the MiFo LGBT Film Festival in Florida from April 21 to 30.

Dubbed a “critically acclaimed event,” the fest’s Miami edition is now on its 19th year. (The Fort Lauderdale leg of the fest, which is on its eighth year, is set from Oct. 6 to 15.)

The CineFilipino best picture winner will be vying for awards with films from Argentina, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Uruguay, Canada, Germany, France, Croatia, Australia and United States.

Lorca thinks “Ned’s Project” is the only Filipino, and Asian, film in the Miami lineup.

“Ned’s Project” tells the story of a lesbian tattoo artist (Angeli Bayani) who yearns to get pregnant.

The fest’s “mission is to inspire, entertain and educate the public, encourage a sense of community through culturally diverse films … that offer historical and contemporary perspectives on the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience.”—BAYANI SAN DIEGO JR.