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REMEMBER TO WRITE ME film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Remember to Write Me, 13min., USA
Directed by Yannie Yiyang Gu
"Remember to Write Me" is a short film that traces the love story between my grandparents, who maintained their relationship through a decade-long separation from 1969 to 1979 caused by Cultural Revolution, a traumatic historical and ... -
MA MA AND ME film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
Má Má & me, 12min., USA
Directed by Kristine Liang
This documentary follows a young filmmaker, Kristine, as she reunites with her family to weave together the story of her grandmother's life. Suffering from late-stage dementia, her paternal grandmother, "Má Má (嫲嫲),” can no longer conversate and ... -
A BRIDGE ACROSS film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
A BRIDGE ACROSS, 22min., Canada
Directed by Tash Baycroft
A Bridge Across follows John MacIntyre, a construction manager whose life shifts after a tense encounter is unexpectedly defused by a simple moose hide pin. Drawn into the values behind The Moose Hide Campaign, he begins a personal journey... -
THE PROPHET film, reactions DOCUMENTARY Festival
THE PROPHET, 82min., USA
Directed by Melissa Francis
Mighty warrior devotes his life to protecting his nation from existential threat, only to find the real danger lurks within. -
HOE PHASE film, reactions COMEDY Festival
HOE PHASE, 4min., USA
Directed by Nicholas Dunn
A pregnant woman tracks down every hookup from the past month to ask a very important question.
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PICK ME UP - THE 2 MINUTE SHOW film, reactions COMEDY Festival
SEASON 2 EPISODE 7- "PART 3 -- PICK ME UP" - THE 2 MINUTE SHOW, 2min., Canada
Directed by Dik Lee
SEASON 2 - Episode 7 - "PART 3 PICK ME UP" -- "The 2 Minute Show" - Join Dik Lee as he fumbles his way through the show - joined by his best friend Patio (played by Pat Barba) - who picks Dik Lee up ... -
TWENTY-NINE BLOCKS film, reactions COMEDY Festival
TWENTY-NINE BLOCKS, 14min., USA
Directed by Carter E. Askhus
A quiet commuter just wants to keep to himself, and then a fast-talking stranger sits down and turns his evening into one of the weirdest, longest nights of his life. -
AN AFTERNOON IN KNIFE SELLING WITH PSYCHO SAMMY film, reactions COMEDY Festival
AN AFTERNOON IN KNIFE SELLING WITH PSYCHO SAMMY, 10min., Canada
Directed by George Yonemon
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TSHANGYANG A LOVE BEYOND DHARMA film, reactions COMEDY Festival
Tshangyang A Love Beyond Dharma, 17min., Bhutan
Directed by Jigme TG, Jigme Wangchuk
Tshangyang: A Love Beyond Dharma tells the story inspired by Tshangyang Gyatso, a soul chosen by faith but undone by love. Crowned before he could choose, he lived between sacred duty and a heart that longed to l... -
REDLINING film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
REDLINING, 18min., USA
Directed by Jason Stuart
REDLINING is about a black & white family who live on the same property during the 1970s in the Georgia REDLINING era. The film explores the themes of generational wealth, prejudice, homosexuality, women’s rights and the legacy of discrimination in ... -
TOUCH ME, PLEASE! film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
TOUCH, ME, PLEASE!, 8min., USA
Directed by Xinran Wendy Tong
A 50-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease, PEACOCK, applies to receive her first sexual service from Hand Angel NICKY. After Peacock’s sister leaves, they secretly meet at Peacock's home for the first time to plan for the service… -
BULLYING film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
BULLYING, 3min., France
Directed by Christophe Madrolle
“Bullying” is a work that poignantly and symbolically addresses the devastation caused by psychological and physical violence experienced at school.
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THIS SIDE UP film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
THIS SIDE UP, 4min., USA
Directed by Alex J. Bledsoe
“This Side Up” is a short film that documents the interior lives of art handlxrs and their experiences in the art world. Set in the Bay Area and contextualized by the voice of contemporary art curator Eungie Joo, this film features Adrian Cluta... -
WHITE SHADOW film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
WHITE SHADOW, 98min., Singapore
Directed by Gloria Chee, Eileen Cheng
An untimely diagnosis of a terminal illness sends Ren Jie into a tailspin. Determined to experience love in the limited time she has left, Ren Jie sets out to give her all to Kai Ting, a premature widow still grieving the tragi... -
SEPARATE ROADS film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Separate Roads, 14min., Canada
Directed by Shalina Saleira
When former high school sweethearts Daniel and Tyler meet again years after a painful breakup, they're forced to confront the scars of their past - including Tyler's attempt to 'cure' his love through religious conversion therapy. They tr... -
ACTING UP! - Forty Years of HIV Activism film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
Acting Up! - Forty Years of HIV Activism, 10min., UK
Directed by Nathaniel J Hall, Georgiana Ghetiu
Staff, volunteers, and activists reflect on forty years of Manchester-based HIV charity George House Trust in this powerful short documentary.
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RIPPLE film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
RIPPLE, 13min., China
Directed by Juecheng Yuan
On a film set inside an empty swimming pool at night, a young transgender performer is pushed to reshape her body and identity for the camera. As the director struggles between his own vision and external pressure, the performance gradually drifts a... -
TRAPPED film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
TRAPPED, 18min,. USA
Directed by Cece King
Two women are trapped inside an elevator and learn more about one other than they were ready for.
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PORCHE-OPHILE film, reactions LGBTQ+ Festival
PORSCHE-ophile: la Porsche Verte de ROZY, 9min., Canada
Directed by James Newman
Rozy, a 68-year-old transgender, abandons American muscle cars for a Porsche Boxster. After purchasing two used Porsches, he fulfills his dream by traveling to Stuttgart to pick up a brand-new Boxster GTS, dressed in... -
THE RULES OF LIFE film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival (interview)
The Rules of Life., 13min., United Arab Emirates
Directed by Larry Neale
Max still lives under his parents’ roof, drifting through life with no direction. He spends his days immersed in the digital world, avoiding the real one entirely. The dreams he once chased have faded, and now he’s stuck; un... -
ABERTH film, reactions FANTASY/SCI-FI Festival
ABERTH, 17min., USA
Directed by Jess Scales
A tale of sacrifice and honor, a squire goes to any length to protect his Kingdom from evil, while his former master goes to any length to protect him.
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DEAD END POC film, reactions HORROR Festival
DEAD END POC, 3min., Canada
Directed by Jeffrey Atsuson
When a trio of deranged, violent misfits invade a seemingly nondescript suburban home on Halloween night and terrorize the owners for the benefit of an elite dark web audience, they soon discover that the real terror already lives inside the... -
LAST CALL film, reactions HORROR Festival
LAST CALL, 2min., USA
Directed by Juan Brea Garcia
A lonely patron sits idly at an empty bar, unimpressed by the menu and unmoved by the night. When the bartender finally asks what she’s having, her answer turns the last call into something far more sinister — and eternal.
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DEMONS AND SAVIORS film, reactions HORROR Festival
DEMONS AND SAVIORS, 6min., USA
Directed by Jessica Spinelli
In this music video for the Connecticut-based heavy metal band, Eyes of Theia, Father John, a devoted priest, begins to lose control as dark thoughts and fantasies begin to prey on his suppressed desires. While in his church, he experien...