LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival - June 22/23 event.
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NOVA, 8min., USA, Family Drama
Directed by Gabe Sheets
Sam is a transgender teenager who is still reeling from his parents' recent divorce. His father, David, has responded to the divorce and his son's estrangement by isolating himself and fixating on his hobby of repairing the old Chevy Nova in his garage. While visiting for the weekend, Sam attempts to reconnect with his estranged father by taking it a upon himself to fix the car for his dad.
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BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE, 19min., UK, Romance Drama
Directed by Darren Lee Murphy
Karl wakes from yet another dream about his ex, Brad. When making Brad’s favourite blueberry smoothie he is confronted by the past when Brad appears and challenges Karl over the failure for Karl to move on. Memories, both good and bad, bombard Karl’s mind taunting him and making him continue to long and fantasize over what he had with Brad. I
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PIEDRA DURA, 20min,. USA, Drama
Directed by Rommel Villa
An altar boy is disciplined after being caught watching gay porn at church.
ACHING HEARTS, 14min., Netherlands, Drama
Directed by Renée van Zadelhof
Simone is suddenly confronted with her ex-wife Nora. After the loss of their daughter, they had no contact for a long time. Simone loses the balance between reason and feeling. Are the characters still believable? And are their genders still correct? Their reunion opens old wounds and throws Simone off balance. As it happens in tragedies, their lives will never be the same after that.
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BLACK BOX, 4min., USA, Animation
Directed by Alana Mango
An astronaut encounters an unexpected emergency while on a routine mission, and finds himself jettisoned into space. Isolated, afraid, and losing oxygen, an emotional revelation may provide the will he needs to survive. Black Box is a story of victory over fear, survival against all odds, and the courage of love.
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DOC SHORTS Festival - June 21/22 event
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JUNKIN', 17min., USA
Directed by Andy Heck
Mike Heck seeks redemption after suffering most of his life with alcoholism, depression, and hoarding disorder.https://www.andyheckfilms.com/junkin
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DANCE OF THE DAKINIS short film, audi...
DANCE OF THE DAKINIS, 28min,. USA
Directed by Lindsay Gilmour
The film focuses on the empowerment of female monastics and the innovation of gender roles in Vajrayana Buddhism. The film has two frameworks: an outer framework that focuses on rising status of Tibetan nuns in previously male dominat... -
LOUD ENOUGH short film, audience reac...
LOUD ENOUGH, 62min., USA
Directed by Hilary Klotz Steinman
In the shadow of the fifth year anniversary of the #MeToo movement, this intimate, personal film following a sexual assault survivor and her family explores and reflects the Herculean effort still required in America for a survivor of se...