Ignacio Rivera is a Queer, gender-shifting, Trans- Entity, Black Boricua, lecturer, activist, filmmaker and performance artist. Ignacio has shared their poetry, spoken word and storytelling for over 10 years. Ignacio has been performing their one-person shows, “Dancer” and “Lagrimas de Cocodrilo/Crocodile Tears” internationally.

As a lecturer/ trainer, Ignacio has spoken on such topics of racism, sexism, homo/transphobia, transgender issues, trans 101, sexual liberation, anti-oppression, anti-violence, multi-issue organizing and more. Ignacio also consultants with various LGBT and non-violence organizations in New York City.

As a filmmaker, Ignacio debuted their first experimental short, “Crossing” in August of 2007. “Crossing” is an experimental adult short about crossing the realm of normality and kink. It is a narrative short that explores opinions on negotiation, communication and kink.

Ignacio will be sharing their new short, “They”. It will be viewed at Mix New York City Queer Experimental Film Festival, in October 2008. “They”, is an experimental short, using archival footage, about one person's journey through their fluid and loose gender expression.

Ignacio is one of the founding board member of Queers for Economic Justice, a progressive non-profit organization committed to promoting economic justice in a context of sexual and gender liberation.

www.IgnacioRivera.com
www.QueersForEconomicJustice.org
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Crossing has been seen at:
2007    August 3rd, Blackout Art Series / Pride in the City, NYC
2008    March 2nd, CineKink: Fifth Annual Kinky Film Fest, NYC
2008 May 8-11,Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film Festival
2008    July 10th , Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
2008    November 8th LondonTransFestival
2008    September, Queer Black Cinema International Film and Music Festival, NYC