Why Your Support Matters
By contributing today, you’re investing in more than a film—you’re supporting a safe space where queer artists can create, heal, and connect in an environment free from persecution. This residency offers a rare opportunity to nurture resilience, share untold stories, and build international solidarity through art. This is your chance to be part of a magical, once-in-a-lifetime journey—an invitation to fuel a movement of courage, creativity, and care. Together, we can transform this vision into reality.
Why South Africa?
While not without its challenges, South Africa provides a safer space for LGBTQ+ artists to collaborate openly and courageously. This residency is more than a meeting; it’s a moment of magic—a safe haven for imagination, resilience, and collective courage. Under the vast skies of Porterville, voices long silenced will find harmony, dreams will take shape, and the extraordinary will become possible.
The Heart of the Residency: Nuit Éternelle
Central to this journey is the creation of Nuit Éternelle (Endless Night), the first film in the Chapel of Love anthology. Originally conceived by a mother and daughter, this feminist Afro-futurist love story reimagines existence at the edge of the subconscious. Developed into a screenplay in Burkina Faso, the story is a profound exploration of the invisible bonds that link us across time and space—an ode to queer love, identity, and spirituality as acts of resistance and transcendence.
Through a surrealist lens, Nuit Éternelle dissolves the boundaries between reality and illusion, weaving a narrative of interconnectedness that is as deeply felt as it is intangible. Like the residency itself, this film celebrates the alchemy of collaboration: artists from diverse backgrounds coming together to dream, heal, and create.
A Legacy of Collaboration
This residency honours the legacy of our dear friend and founding member, Wacyl Kha, tragically murdered. A self-taught multidisciplinary artist, Wacyl’s passion for theatre and resistance against injustice continues to inspire our work. Their dream of gathering in-person to connect with like minded individuals and embody a peaceful and healing moment in time where we can be our true self, reminds us daily of the importance of kinship, unity, and the relentless pursuit of freedom and justice.
This residency is also a testament to the visionary leadership of Carl Collison and Aldo Brincat, the founders of Purple Mountain Arts Residency. Carl’s award-winning journalism and filmmaking amplify marginalized voices, while Aldo’s expertise in performance art and fosters transformative, community-centred experiences. Their deep ties to South Africa’s LGBTQ+ and creative communities make this residency a natural extension of their ongoing efforts to empower disenfranchised voices.
Who Are the Artists?
While their real names remain private for their safety, we proudly share their stories. Representing every corner of Africa—Somalia, Ghana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Burkina Faso, South Africa and Nigeria—these individuals are activists, artists, healers, educators, entrepreneurs, technicians, and students, reflecting the full spectrum of gender and sexual diversity.
Some have won prestigious awards.
Others live in secret, oppressed by laws and societal stigma.
Many have faced homelessness, familial rejection, and violence.
Yet, they are resilient, creating art that gives voice to the silenced.
About 75 SHOTS
Founded in 2016, when 75 countries still criminalized homosexuality, 75 SHOTS takes its name from the courage, creativity, and resilience required to confront oppression. A “shot” represents more than a frame captured on film; it symbolises taking a stand, aiming higher, and courageously challenging hatred. With every frame, 75 SHOTS is “shooting down hatred, one shot at a time,” building a global movement for LGBTQ+ equality.
How You Can Help
This residency is more than an artistic endeavour; it’s a lifeline. Your support helps us:
Cover travel and living expenses for artists.
Fund the production of Chapel of Love.
Create a global movement for LGBTQIA+ visibility, resilience, and solidarity.
Every contribution brings us closer to our dream—a world where we can live, thrive, and simply be. Please donate here
Together, let’s honour the legacy of those we’ve lost and ensure that these vital stories are heard.
Thank you!
With love & in solidarity
75 SHOTS Family
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