BLOWBACK, 6min., Australia
Directed by Tim Brothers
When a refugee father (and former child soldier) meets his former WarLord boss in his Uber - he has to make the life-changing choice between revenge and redemption.

Director Statement
A few months ago, I took an Uber and started chatting to the...

SARIAH, 11min., USA
Directed by Jessica Orcsik
A young lesbian struggles to envision her life apart from her partner, while finding solace and acceptance within her grief.

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BENDER DEFENDERS, 25min., UK
Directed by Ira Putilova
Four members of a queer martial art club “Bender Defenders” in East London get together to celebrate trans people in sports through conversations about the necessity of anger, the pleasure of pain and the inevitability of friendship and joy as...

STUCK, 13min., USA
Directed by Emma Grace Lukens
A couple's ambiguous relationship becomes slightly more clear as they lie on their living room floor, discussing their dating lives.

https://www.instagram.com/stuck.short.film/

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UPSIDE DOWN PINEAPPLE, 17min., USA
Directed by Cory Nixon
The true story of her best friend's mysterious murder would make the perfect prime time miniseries. . . but can former queen bee Penelope Pierce convince her reluctant clique to sign over their life rights?

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Santa Fe & Esmeralda - Crossroads, 16min., USA
Directed by Christel Veraart
In the transformative backdrop of Argentina's evolving democracy and vibrant art scene from 1987 to 1996, "Santa Fe & Esmeralda - CrossRoads" chronicles the profound and enduring friendship between Kita, a young Dutch wom...

TINSELTOWN'S QUEER: 30 YEARS LATER, USA
Directed by Nicholas Snow
Long before Will & Grace, Brokeback Mountain, Queer Eye or RuPaul, there was Nicholas Snow and Tinseltown's Queer. In preparation for the 30th Anniversary of Nicholas Snow's ground-breaking public access television show, Tinseltown...

BABY SKIN, 9min., USA
Directed by Jordan Anstatt
A 17-year-old tries to get an underage tattoo against his mom's will.

Director Statement
So many of my favorite short and feature films are personal, intimate stories. Baby Skin is inspired by slice-of-life films that manage to reveal change. Insp...

THE BANSHEE GANG: RECIPE FOR MAGIC, 23min. Bulgaria
Directed by Angel Georgiev
The hobgoblin Vorlux steals a witch's enchanted book, thinking it will make him rich. Together with the goblin Stenchella, they attempt to cast a spell, but the recipe goes wrong and they accidentally create a portal t...