LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival - Jan. 15/16 event
New Releases
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Drama, Documentary, Educational, Independent, LGBT, Short Films
See the Full Lineup of Films:
STIGMA, 8min., Canada
Directed by Reilly Michael Saso
Confronted with a devastating diagnosis, stigmatized and shrouded in despair, a young man desperately grapples with the dark specter of mortality and societal rejection in his tender teenage years. Thirty years on, he reflects on his extraordinary odyssey in search of solace through self-acceptance, love, and a sense of belonging, captivatingly narrated through the expressive form of dance.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/stigma-reviews-lalgbt
FURY HAS AN ANTHEM, 7min., USA
Directed by James Newman
A musically fueled martial-artist has to fight off toxic masculinity while searching for new love.
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https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/fury-has-an-anthem-review
REUNITED, 12min,. Canada
Directed by Marie Queenan
Two exes reconnect over an evening. One wants to get back together, but the other has a secret that could separate them forever.
https://www.instagram.com/reunitedshort/
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/reunited-review
MOTHERLAND, 19min., USA
Directed by Lijie Xie
When a Chinese mother visits her son in Manhattan to celebrate news of his engagement, she's taken aback to discover that her son is actually planning to marry another man. As she watches the couple prepare to come out to her, she must grapple with her emotions and decide how to react to the news.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/motherland-review
ONCE AND AGAIN, 5min., USA
Directed by Jessica Q Moore
Tasha, a woman in her mid 40’s, trudges through the end of
her day until she sees an old flame on the train platform. The
lovers reminisce and rekindle feelings towards each other only
to realize that circumstance continues to keep them apart.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/once-and-again-review
SUNDAY'S CHILD, 14min., UK
Directed by Vanessa Nicholson
A female martial artist who supports herself through sex work comes face to face with a violent challenge on the way to an underground fight. Upon arriving home and confiding in the one person she trusts, her girlfriend Reanne, Sunday is faced with a series of flashbacks and internal conflicts as she tries to reconcile her identity as a fighter, sex worker and now a victim of aggravated assault.
https://www.instagram.com/sundayschildshort
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/sunday-s-child-review
LET YOU GO, 11min,. Mexico
Directed by Dylan Edgardo Galicia León
Andrea, a girl who's in a lesbian relationship, begins to have visions of an old love that her heart has not overcome, the guilt she feels for her new relationship causes the memory of this past love to make her question her feelings and her own reality.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/let-you-go-review
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