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!
Audience Award Winners: Best Long Form Short Film: BEYOND CONVERSION Best Form Short Film: ROLE PLAY
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BEYOND CONVERSION, 46min., New Zealand, Documentary Directed by Loren Prendiville BEYOND CONVERSION is an intimate look at the fight to ban conversion practices in Aotearoa. It follows a bill many thought would pass unanimously but was in-fact highly contested, prompting the largest number of public submissions in New Zealand’s legislative history. This powerful story is told through the voices of Kiwi survivors, who have laid themselves bare to shed light on the impacts of conversion practices. The film explores the complexities of this divisive issue, along with the spectrum of voices and opinions that came to light during the political process. BEYOND CONVERSION is a moving, nuanced conversation about religious freedom, personal identity and the meaning of choice.
With the help of her best friends, a strongly-spirited girl must do whatever it takes to keep her family on the right track no matter how desperate the antics become.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Reese/Jim: Geoff Mays
Sierra: Kyana Teresa
Finn: Hannah Ehman
Victor: Sean Ballantyne
When a young, queer nun confined to a life of labor, starvation, and flagellation reaches her threshold, she draws attention and takes control by performing possessions and miracles, electing herself a holy conduit of God’s word.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Steve Rizzo
Carlotta: Val Cole
Benedetta: Hannah Ehman
Novices/Guiliano: Geoff Mays
Audience Award Winners: Best Short Film: PETE Best Performances: REVERENCE Best Sound & Music: AN HONEST LIFE Best Cinematography: DRIFTEEN Best Student Film: LOITERING WITH INTENT Best Comedy: HE WATCHES
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LOITERING WITH INTENT, 23min., USA, Documentary
Directed by Eve Jablonkay Dante lets us peek into his life. He’s a sex worker and go-go dancer in West Hollywood.
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REVERENCE, 19min., USA, Dance/Drama
Directed by Rachel Hemsley “He danced for fame. She danced through pain. For old times’ sake and to new beginnings…in a fleeting moment.” – Set in the world of dance, RÉVÉRENCE is a story of relationships which resonates with audiences of all backgrounds, including the LGBTQ+ community. The story is told through the eyes of two dancers who began on the same path, yet went completely different directions in their careers and their destiny. Through the tragedy and the person who pulled them apart, a new tragic misfortune causes them to reunite, gifting them each a new clarity – even if it is just for one fleeting moment in a dance studio.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
PETE, 6min., USA, Animation
Directed by Bret Parker “Pete” is an animated short film based on a true story about gender identity, Little League Baseball, the people who inspire change by trying to be themselves, and the superheros who allow that change to happen.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
AN HONEST LIFE, 3min., USA, Animation
Directed by Richard O’Connor When Jeffrey Perri was nine years old, his grandfather, Tony Perri, came out to him as gay. At StoryCorps, grandfather and grandson share memories of their respective coming out journeys and reflect on how much they mean to each other.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
DRIFTEEN, 33min., USA, Drama/Adventure
Directed by Matthew McDuffie In the 1990s, a pair of queer teenage girls run away from their troubled homes together in search of love and adventure and freedom and find much more than they bargained for on the highways of the American West.
WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!
HE WATCHES, 14min., USA, Drama/Horror
Directed by Joshua Conkel 40-something Tom has his boyfriend Mikey move in. What seems like domestic bliss at first gives way to creeping dread as a malevolent spirit makes itself known. This gay ghost will stop at nothing to get close to Tom, even if that means eliminating Mikey.
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