LOSS, 14min., Israel
Directed by Sivan Levy Zakin
Nine-year-old Goni has always run faster than the boys, always scored more goals. Until the day they decide she's gotten too good at winning. The beating that follows is methodical, almost ceremonial - childhood cracking along lines that were always there.

https://www.instagram.com/c.vaan/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-loss

pink marker, 4min., USA
Directed by Bianca M Persicketti
a reflection of my first, strongest relationship--my queer discovery-- and it's ending. simple as that. my way of shutting the book.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pink-marker

Promises, Promises, 15min., USA
Directed by KC Simmons
When a closeted Brooke meanders into a 1980's underground party and meets wild-card Rio, the duo finds themselves in a week-long whirlwind relationship.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-promises-promises

Stalling, 12min., USA
Directed by Jasia Ka
An unlikely queer love story unfolds when two women bond over a shared cheating ex, and they connect year after year in the same bar bathroom.

https://www.instagram.com/stallingshortfilm/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-stalling

Lossnord, 3min., Norway
Directed by Madelen Schønningsen
A fallen viking warrior is saved from
despair by a Nordic healer. Through
recovery they grow closer, but the
warrior is distracted, haunted by her
violent past.

https://www.instagram.com/mandeldraws/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/lossnord-short-film-reactions-lgbtq-festival

Differently Water, 8min., Italy
Directed by Daniele Catini
Two Arab women meet underwater to express their love. The sea becomes an accomplice to a secret in which their eyes reveal that desire hidden from a world that cannot understand

https://www.instagram.com/daniele_catini21?igsh=andtdjNhMTFodTNw

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-differently-water

TELLING, 16min., USA
Directed by Sean Dugan
A previously estranged father and son spend a rare, unexpectedly fun weekend reconnecting — until something unspoken becomes spoken. Can their fragile bond survive the truth? And whose truth is it?

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-telling

ISS TARAF, 9min., India
Directed by Shrey Leena Shah
Iss Taraf offers a glimpse into the quiet struggles and momentary victories of a trans man living in a cisnormative world, navigating the journey of acceptance in daily life.

https://www.instagram.com/nazariya_hai_sab_kuchh?igsh=MTQ3czl4MWtwZjdrcw==

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-iss-taraf