Showcasing the best of short films and screenplays from the LGBT community. Screenplay Winner every single month performed by professional actors. Film Festival occurs 3 times a year!
Modern day adaptation of Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” Evan Scrooge lives his life as a rich, greedy, bitter, closeted gay man, who despises the holidays. Until one Christmas Eve night, when his dead, ex-lover and business partner, Jake Marley, along with the three spirits of Christmas Present, Past, and Yet to Come, show Scrooge the errors of his ways. Leading Scrooge to open his heart and love for the holidays, as well as his sexuality.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Evan: Geoff Mays
Jake: Steve Rizzo
Bette: Hannah Ehman
Frank: Sean Ballantyne
Best Long Form Short Film: SUNFLOWER NICKY Best Short Form Short Film: LOVE IS HELL Best Performances: HOW TO SPOT A HETEORSEXUAL Best Cinematography: AT LUCY’S LAST NIGHT Best Student Film: A SOUND TO REMEMBER Best Direction: FAMILY AFFAIR
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
A SOUND TO REMEMBER, 6min., USA Directed by Tyler Holmes After losing his singing partner and lover during a jazz club mass shooting, Worthy Love struggles through PTSD and grief to sing again.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
SUNFLOWER NICKY, 19min,. USA Directed by Clifton J. Adams Eight year old Nicolas dreams of owning a Nikki doll, but when his dream becomes a reality it sends a shift through his home as his parents grapple with their beliefs of how their young son should express himself.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
FAMILY AFFAIR, 16min,. USA Directd by Julio Dowansingh A young adult’s secret relationship puts him at odds with his friends, family, and other commitments in this short queer comedy.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
HOW TO SPOT A HETEORSEXUAL, 8min., USA Directed by Adamson Novak George Hughes (Kyle Dal Santo) informs the American public of the looming terrors of heterosexuality infiltrating our society. Through a series of examples, Hughes illustrates the best practices in How to Spot a Heterosexual. This satirical film reimagines an America where queerness is the standard, flipping the script on the history of the Lavender Scare.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
AT LUCY’S LAST NIGHT, 17min., USA Directed by Ethan Roberts The morning after hooking up, two recent college grads wrestle with their feelings for each other while a strange and inexplicable phenomenon creeps up in the background.
Bantamweight boxer Alfonso ‘Panama’ Brown, the first Latin American world champion, gains fame and fortune while living a torrid love affair with poet Jean Cocteau in 1930’s France; until the Nazis goose-step into Paris.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Cocteau: Geoff Mays
Al: Steve RIzzo
Aaron was an actor until he started dating the much more successful, older actor, Richard Hanes. When Richard develops an interest in Aaron’s younger brother, Aaron grapples with returning to his life before notoriety as a kept man.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Aaron: Geoff Mays
Joe: Steve Rizzo
Audience Award Winners: Best Long Form Short Film: if i put the skate over my head i become the ground Best Short Short Short Film: UP TO HIV INFECTIONS – JORIS AND AMIR Best Performances: DAUGHTER Best Sound & Music: IF CITIES COULD DANCE: J SETTING ATLANTA Best Comedy: DEALING Best Cinematography: HE WON’T BELONG Best Story: CARELESSLY THERE Best Student Film: MICHELLE Best Direction: UNTIED KNOTS
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
MICHELLE, 2min,. USA, Animation Directed by Sarena Vasquez With the assistance of a casino waitress, Michelle moves to eliminate her next hit assignment— a perpetrator of sexual assault named Julius Lopez de Villalobos. Before Michelle can finish the job she must first get through Julius’ bodyguard. However, Julius won’t go down without putting up a fight of his own.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
HE WON’T BELONG, 22min., USA, Drama Directed by Dominic Mercurio In the midst of a storm on a desolate strip of California’s lost coast, Theo spots a young shivering stranger named Connor on the side of the road and brings him back to his home for shelter. While they wait for the storm to pass, they begin to uncover each others past wounds.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
DAUGHTER, 14min,. Brazil, Drama Directed by Mariana Medeiros Marcele (34) lives with her mother Lucia (56), who is critical of her but lenient with her younger brother, who lives far away and doesn’t give his family much of his time. Marcele feels underappreciated by her mother. Lucia’s birthday is coming up and Marcele dedicates herself to planning a barbecue party to celebrate. Marcele has a “don’t ask don’t tell” relationship with Ana (30), a pretty girl who lives in the village.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
UP TO HIV INFECTIONS – JORIS AND AMIR, 6min., Netherlands, Directed by Sander Ligthart Some gay men rarely or never test for HIV. This is because of shame, fear or because they are unaware of the risks.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
DEALING, 12min., USA, Comedy Directed by Kendall Alex Payne Dealing is a stoner comedy about a 26-year-old lesbian named Kai, played by Nina Moran (Betty, HBO). After being fired and dumped, Kai takes a part-time gig delivering weed, where she is forced to reconnect with humans and learns to love life again.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
IF CITIES COULD DANCE: J SETTING ATLANTA, 5min., USA, Dance Directed by Fr3deR1cK Jerome Taylor J-Setting: The Acrobatic LGBTQ Dance sensation that traveled From Southern Historically Black Colleges to the Clubs of Atlanta | KQED Arts
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
CARELESSLY THERE, 13min., USA, Drama Directed by Rachel Deutsch As Elaine grapples with romantic feelings for her best friend May, she begins to confront her own identity, and the lies she’s told to protect it.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
UNTIED KNOTS, 5min., China, Romance Directed by Claire Yland Li A girl who constantly fantasizes about sexual intimacy and romantic encounter doesn’t know what to do when the opportunity actually comes.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
if i put the skate over my head i become the ground, 21min., Brazil Directed by Clara Nunes, Pipa Souza With the visions of Chuchu Kamel, Lucca Alvarenga, Kim Terra, Patty Skater, Pipa Souza, Rodrigo Kbeça Lima and Tereza Skateira, the short shines a light on the universe of queer skateboarding scene in Brazil and embraces the movement to deconstruct traditional stereotypes in the cultural movement of skateboarding . Disassociating from the traditional aggressive and masculinized format, skate practice comes to fight against different prejudices and situations experienced by the LGBTQIAP+ comunity in Skateboarding.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
LGBT Los Angeles Film Festival 