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!
Best Short Film: BALLAD Best Feature Film: IGUANA LIKE THE SUN
IGUANA LIKE THE SUN, 100min., USA (March Festival) Directed by Julian Robles In a humble coastal compound of southern Mexico, amidst a total eclipse of the sun, an unexpected guest arouses the broken dreams of a family that has lost its guardian figure, overshadowed by the cosmic loneliness where they were left to their faith.
Two gay men seek to find each other again after a lost encounter on a busy street. While one turns the city upside down, the other places a “Chance Meetings” add in the LA Weekly newspaper.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Chance: Geoff Mays
Duey: Sean Ballantyne
Best Feature Film: TO DIE ALONE Best Short Film: IN MY OWN IMAGE Best Direction: THE NIGHT I LEARNED HOW TO DANCE Best Story: A DIFFERENTLY – CURATED WORLD Best Student Film: INVISIBLE WALL
TO DIE ALONE, 88min., USA Directed by Austin Smagalski After suffering a terrible injury while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Irving must find a way to escape the woods alive and confront her inner demons with the help of a stranger.
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THE NIGHT I LEARNED HOW TO DANCE, 6min,. USA Directed by William Degardin In order to fit in his own community, a young gay man attempts the nightclub experience only to be sexually assaulted.
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A DIFFERENTLY – CURATED WORLD, 2min., USA Directed by Kiersten White In this age of Black nostalgia, as we see the remake of classic Black sitcoms and the reimagining of Black excellence using the tools, fashion, entertainment, and mediums of yesteryear– we find that one particular community of Blacks is missing from the mainstream conversation, the LGBTQ+ community. Reimagine, with us, a Black and Queer utopia– through the eyes of Black America’s most famous coming-of-age sitcom.
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INVISIBLE WALL, 6min., Japan Directed by Aoi Matsumoto Some people can easily pass through the door while others cannot pass through it. And someone wait for the door to open or force it open.
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IN MY OWN IMAGE, 12min,. Italy Directed by Giuseppe Bucci A son fails to feel sorry for the death of his father, a homophobic and bigoted man mainly due to his religious upbringing. The son has never confessed his homosexuality to his father and, desperate, he makes a very strong gesture to shout his homosexuality to God, the Vatican and his father. But resentment is not the solution. The solution is for the church to welcome homosexuals as people equal to all, and not sinners.
Two families from different eras, one White and one Black, are inextricably linked by a violent family legacy and a historic home that holds a haunting secret. The story unfolds across two timelines, intricately weaving their lives together through violence, love, acceptance, and the discovery of a shared past.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Sean Ballantyne
Amy: Hannah Ehman
Brad: Steve Rizzo
Best Short Film: THE BREAK UP Best Performances: THEA & LUCIA Best Story: THE TIN WOODS
THEA & LUCIA, 10min., Australia Directed by Alyssa Scott When two young women face demons from the past, they must rely on their unbreakable bond in order to survive the consequences of their actions.
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THE TIN WOODS, 10min., USA Directed by Nick Boxwell While exploring an abandoned cabin, the Tin Woodman finds…his original head? Based on the original Oz books by L. Frank Baum, this short stop-motion film explores the origins of the Tin Woodman and how he came to be made of tin.
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THE BREAK UP, 9min. USA Directed by Savonne Alexis Pearson When Savonne gets dumped abruptly, she is forced to confront the truth about what really conspired during her breakup.
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