Lossnord, 3min., Norway
Directed by Madelen Schønningsen
A fallen viking warrior is saved from
despair by a Nordic healer. Through
recovery they grow closer, but the
warrior is distracted, haunted by her
violent past.

https://www.instagram.com/mandeldraws/

ISS TARAF, 9min., India
Directed by Shrey Leena Shah
Iss Taraf offers a glimpse into the quiet struggles and momentary victories of a trans man living in a cisnormative world, navigating the journey of acceptance in daily life.

https://www.instagram.com/nazariya_hai_sab_kuchh?igsh=MTQ3czl4MWtwZ...

pink marker, 4min., USA
Directed by Bianca M Persicketti
a reflection of my first, strongest relationship--my queer discovery-- and it's ending. simple as that. my way of shutting the book.

Promises, Promises, 15min., USA
Directed by KC Simmons
When a closeted Brooke meanders into a 1980's underground party and meets wild-card Rio, the duo finds themselves in a week-long whirlwind relationship.

Stealing Ash, 13min., USA
Directed by Frances Capel
After their best friend dies, four best friends plan a heist to steal their ashes and take them on a final joyride for the send off they deserve.

https://instagram.com/campyatc

TELLING, 16min., USA
Directed by Sean Dugan
A previously estranged father and son spend a rare, unexpectedly fun weekend reconnecting — until something unspoken becomes spoken. Can their fragile bond survive the truth? And whose truth is it?

Stalling, 12min., USA
Directed by Jasia Ka
An unlikely queer love story unfolds when two women bond over a shared cheating ex, and they connect year after year in the same bar bathroom.

https://www.instagram.com/stallingshortfilm/

Stimulants & Empathogens, 25min., Poland
Directed by Mateusz Pacewicz
Antek (18), a a closeted teenage gay from a wealthy family, invites a drug dealer - Kuba (18) - he has a hopeless crush on - to his villa under the pretext of another drug transaction. However, he does not know that Kuba has a ...

JP Cenzo - What You Want (It's Not Me) Official Story Video, 4min., USA
Directed by Paul Cenzoprano
JP Cenzo band music video about the birth, life and death of romance, and the perils of wearing a mask in a relationship

https://www.instagram.com/jpcenzo/?hl=en

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

“The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last.” ~ Achilles, Troy.

they said the gods once pointed out atmosphere,
days, imagination & then, they created love.
“a sturdy object, love” they said.

then they created poe...

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

written after the Syrian crisis

It doesn’t matter where we go
Or even where we stay,
We are all immigrants

Some leave home
To arrive as immigrants
Some stay in place
But feel displaced

Who is Turkish these days?
Who is American?
What is a Londoner?

i visit...

Poetry by Val Cole
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POEM:

you sometimes said.

We knew about your aneurysm for the last
twenty-five years, that bulge in your heart

and chest that could swell with blood,
and like a balloon, burst at any time,

killing you in less than nine minutes, you explained.
They told us it was inop...

Performed by Val Cole

Type of Story: Literary Fiction, 871 words

Synopsis: A little boy's words aren't enough to prove the abuse he endures, so he clings to the safe smell of a purple crayon - until silence becomes its own kind of evidence.

Performed by Val Cole

Type of Story: Creative Nonfiction / Literary Essay, 771words

Synopsis: A stepmother rejects the "wicked" myth and redefines motherhood, proving that love in blended families is boundless and unconfined by blood.

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

Justice,
before you rule,
Please hear me—
not as counsel,
but as one who has stood in that midnight kitchen
through her words,
through her trembling hands,
fighting for Pêpê’s best interest—
a child the law claims to protect,

yet leaves trembling.
It is not e...

KosherSoul, 13min., USA
Directed by Ilja Sarro
James-Beard-Award-winning author and culinary historian, Michael W. Twitty emphasizes that cooking is not just about the recipe, but the people who create it. He highlights the importance of representation in the culinary world, particularly among ch...

Manly Dam Something Incredible Stirred, 4min., Australia
Directed by Malcolm John Fisher
A glimpse into the Incredible Biodiversity of Manly Warringah War Memorial Park and why it is so important to protect it.

https://manlydambiodiversityproject.org/
https://www.instagram.com/keepmanlydamwild/

Walking With Elephants, 9min., China
Directed by Yuqing Jiao
Every Asian elephants is a living archive, deciphering the rifting of the Gondwana supercontinent. Fifty-five million years ago, as the ancestors of Asian elephants began their evolutionary journey in Africa, a slow-motion collision of ...