MUSIC IN CONTRARY MOTION, 10min., Canada, Musical
Directed by Tom Belding
Set to the classic minimalist music of Philip Glass, arranged for marimbas and synthesizer by the Canadian percussion duo Taktus, this film juxtaposes the natural world and those things that humans have created within it. As the viewer is mesmerized by the rhythmic flow of this vivid imagery, they are propelled to confront the opposing forces of contemporary society and consider their own role in the perpetual motion.
ULRICHS 1867, 10min., Germany, Drama
Directed by Sven Niemeyer
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895), was a lawyer, journalist, publisher, writer, pioneer of sexology and is known as the "first open gay man" and "LGBTQ+"-activist in Germany.
At the German Juristentag in Munich in 1867, he publicly ...
THE NEARING OF JORDYN SIMMONS, 14min., Australia, Drama
Directed by Jeremiah Nickols
After rekindling his relationship with an old flame, an internationally-renowned rugby player is outed. Pressure continues to mount as the men attempt to regain their emotional footing.
LESBIAN, 5min., UK, Poem
Directed by Rosemary Baker
"Lesbian." is a powerful poem by Lisa Luxx. It's about the word “lesbian”, and the decades of toxic connotations that have made it feel like a hostile piece of language: so much so that today, many queer women hesitate before using it. Rosemary ...