LGBTQ+ SHORT FILMS

LGBTQ+ SHORT FILMS

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LGBTQ+ SHORT FILMS
  • A STATE OF BLISS short film watch, 17min., Drama/Romance

    A user goes on a virtual, blind date to meet an individual that challenges their process of life and death.

    https://blountabriana.wixsite.com/filmfruit
    https://twitter.com/myscherrygirl

    Writer/Director: Abriana Blount

    Cast: Zahnia Richardson, Carleigh May Ross, Fel Quinn

  • SUMMER FLAMINGO WINTER FLAMINGO short film watch, 3min., Experimental

    A man figuratively lives a double life as a Summer flamingo and a Winter flamingo. This is only part of his struggle of living with mental illness. As a Summer flamingo, he's vibrant, social, and expressive. As a Winter flamingo, he's sad, alone, and emotionally exhausted.

    Writer/Director: David...

  • MY MOTHER, MY SELF short film watch, 3min., Documentary

    It's December 1991 and a man tell his mother he's been diagnosed with HIV.

    Writer/Director/Star: Lary Campbell

    Director Statement
    With "My Mother, My Self" I hope to portray the emotional toll an HIV diagnosis took on an individual during the time before effective medication treatment was avail...

  • Sununú: The Revolution of Love short film, 24min., UK, Documentary

    Trans Dad Fernando Machado became an international news sensation when he announced he was pregnant with his trans girlfriend Diane Rodriguez in Ecuador last year.

    This film is an intimate and touching portrayal of a couple getting to grips with parenthood while they challenge complex ideas of g...

  • AND WE COLLIDE, 19min., China, Romance / LGBTQ+

    Inspired by the local rocket launch site, And We Collide depicts an unexpected tropical encounter. This is a story about two men, two worlds and one real rocket.

    https://www.threeowlsstudio.com/work/andwecollide

    Directed by Dongni Lanca Li

    Cast: Huang Kejing, Wang Yancheng. Sun Jiatong. Ye Zi

  • VIRGINIA, FOREVER, 16min., Mystery / LGBTQ+

    A woman mourns the mysterious disappearance of her wife.

    Directed by Daria Rountree

    Written by Jordan Campbell

    Cast: Brit Landa, Taylor Carr

    https://90degreefilms.wixsite.com/virginiaforever

  • CROSS, 16min., USA, Drama / LGBTQ+

    A Korean immigrant mom in the US goes through a journey against her religious faith to embrace her only son who is discovering his sexual orientation.

    Writer/Director: Hyunjin Lee

    Cast: Cindy Choi, Vinh Nguyen, Bomin Kim, Ja Eun Koo, Jason Tian

    Director Statement

    Who can easily say what is ri...

  • WISH YOU WELL, 29min., Drama / LGBTQ+

    Hope Oliver grows up in the suburbs of Portland where she attends high school. In her final year of school, she has endured enough bullying to send her over the deep end. Hope is a ticking time bomb. When Hope’s older sister dies unexpectedly, Hope becomes completely unhinged. Days later, Hope ta...

  • BODIES OF WATER, 14min., USA, Drama / LGBTQ+ / Romance

    It's 1982, Marsh is 24 years old, and he struggles with a tormenting secret. Feeling disconnected human relationships others take for granted, Marsh treads water in the often painful doldrums of everyday life.

    One night, a spark ignites Marsh's imagination of what could be and he embarks on a pr...

  • BEING BLACK, 5min., UK, Documentary / LGBTQ+

    Wayne is a proud black, Afro-Caribbean, gay man living in the UK. His father was also a proud man, moving to the UK in the 1950's was his duty to the 'father country'.

    For Wayne being a UK citizen now doesn't make him proud and is a different story.

    Director Statement
    Having lived with an Afro-...

  • SHUKRAN HABIBI, 35min., Finland, Drama/Romance/LGBTQ+

    Refuge man Mohamed finds a special connection with Kristian, a finnish family man.

    Directed by Ville Tanttu

    Cast: Bakr Hassan, Patrick Henriksen

  • him short film, 8min., Documentary / LGBTQ+

    Directed by Daniel Montoya

    A look into the life of a transgender rights activist, Ethan, as he fights for equality in conservative Texas.

    Director Statement
    Film is a tool with powerful transformation capabilities and I use it to generate change and impact by telling stories that matter, storie...

  • TUXEDO TERRACE short film, 12min., LGBTQ+ / Comedy / Romance

    When the government begins to inspect their marriage, a gay immigrant and his lesbian wife throw a dinner party in an attempt to fool the INS; but soon realize that they aren't the only ones hiding something.

    https://www.instagram.com/tuxedo_terrace

    Directed by Carmine Bicchetti

    Cast: Paul Fox...

  • STOCKHOLM short film, 10min., UK, Drama/LGBTQ+

    A young gay man embarks on an unusual first date in a conquest to take control of his past.

    http://www.silverprincepictures.com/stockholm
    https://www.instagram.com/silverprincepictures/
    https://twitter.com/silverprincepic

    Director Statement

    ‘Stockholm’ is the story of a young gay man who embar...

  • NO FATS. NO FEMMES. NO ASIANS., 23min., Comedy/LGBTQ+

    When Eli and his longtime boyfriend break up, Eli starts to realize the parts of himself he was hiding to appeal to his relationship. Namely, his femininity.

    https://instagram.com/fatsfemmesasians

    Directed by Adam Razavi

    Cast: Theo Tiedemann, Kelvin Batiste, Holly Halay, Matthew Hawthorne, Ad...

  • AVA, 11min., Australia, LGBTQ+ Supernatural

    Ava and her best friend Devon push the boundaries of their relationship confronting the feelings for one another. Exposing herself to the truth, questions arise. Who is the real and true Ava and what path will she pursue with the help of her Astral Device?

    Directed by Simone Neviani

    Written by ...

  • A KEPT BOY, 32min., USA, Drama/LGBTQ+

    "A Kept Boy" is inspired by true events.
    At the age of 17, Jason meets Anne, 35, a bubbly and joyful woman who hires Jason. A unique friendship flourishes as Anne helps Jason to break out of his shell. This is until one night when Anne decides to take their friendship to an unexpected place by t...

  • WE ALL DIE ALONE, 13min., USA, Comedy/Thriller

    The hubris of an inept conflict negotiator leads two warring gangs into an 8-way standoff. The consequences are both comical and tragic in this whip-smart short.

    https://www.facebook.com/We-All-Die-Alone-103271925376147
    https://www.instagram.com/wealldiealonethemovie/

    Director Statement
    I have ...

  • ANYTHING FOR MY MOTHER, 13min,. USA, Drama/Family

    Mercedes is a loving Mother with an aggressive cancer. The family is going through financial struggle that causes conflict specially between her two sons Franco and Agustin.

    https://www.instagram.com/alexmeridy/

    Directed by Alex Meridy

    Written by Giovanni Navarro

    Executive Producer: Jennifer ...

  • CRITICAL COMPONENT short film, Animation/LGBTQ+

    A short film about a young robot with a defective part, trying to find their way in the world.

    https://vimeo.com/twistedmedia

    Directed by Derek Frederickson

    Music: Mike Dicillo

  • I THINK I'LL MAKE IT short film, 18min., Documentary/LGBTQ+

    When Kat Hurley was five years old, her father murdered her mother. And Kat saw it happen. Now, 30 years later, she remains haunted by the memory, but determined to channel the pain into something positive by becoming a mother herself. This is her struggle to be more than just another victim of a...

  • HANN short film, 13min., USA, Romance, Drama, LGBT

    Andri, an anxious teenage boy, hides and represses his sexuality in fear of his masculine father's reaction but, on the eve of Andri's first date, he finds a clever way to reveal his secret.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saPvavEHTKo
    https://facebook.com/hannshort

    Directed by Runar Thor Sigurb...

  • COUNTING short film, 10min., USA, Romance/LGBTQ+

    In 1951 Violet and Milly make a love promise over a penny. In 2015, the promise comes due, and Violet must face a heartbreaking reality.

    https://facebook.com/Countingthemovie

    Directed by Dan Pal

    Written by Kari Morris

    Cast: Kenzie Seibert, Carolyn Reynolds, Joan McGrath

  • Yours Faithfully Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) short film, 5min., UK, Comedy/LGBTQ+

    Multi award winning and BAFTA nominated director Chris Shepherd (Dad's Dead, The Ringer) directs a short animation in tribute to Joe Orton (Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot) to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Voiced by Alison Steadman (Gavin and Stacey, Abigail's Party) and Robin Sebastian (H...