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...

WELCOME TO THE CLUB, 20min., Greece
Directed by Nikos Kourou
One night a couple leaves a party in a bad mood. The nervous and extroverted wife blames her husband for a lot of things. For infidelity mainly, as he attributes to him infinite extramarital affairs that may be possible or not possible....

THE EYELASH, 6min,. Germany
Directed by Theresa Valentin
Dating has never been easier. Or has it? Michaela arranges to meet her first online match in person, with whom she's only been texting so far. Unfortunately she hadn't been quite frank while creating her online dating account. Will her date...

VINNY VINO, 10min., USA
Directed by Bill Sorice
Bordering on the absurd, this trailer-style dark comedy spoof takes a look at a trigger-happy New York mob boss who needs to decide between blood… and wine. It’s the Godfather meets the Sopranos meets Goodfellas meets…Sideways.

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BELLY, 10min., USA
Directed by Lomai
After her husband leaves for the day, a pregnant woman must figure out how to free herself from being stuck on her couch.

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DYED IN THE WOOL, 24min,. USA
Directed by Bill Sorice
We follow Freddie and Ev, through NYC, as she networks with old friends and ex-coworkers in hopes of finding a new job in the fashion industry. Freddie is completely out of his comfort zone with the various array of characters he meets and has...

RESPRESENTATION MATTERS?
Directed by A.W. "Tony" Scott, Jean Qing Su
An aspiring female screenwriter finds out what really matters in Hollywood.

LOWER EAST ASIDES WEB, 13min., USA
Directed by Steve Becker
A resourceful young producer and jaded club manager guide an eclectic group of rock star wannabes on the problematic road to stardom on the Lower East Side of NYC. It's Shameless meets Smash. The road to rock & roll glory is not always p...