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Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Long Form Short Film: BLUE SQUARE HEART
Best Short Form Short Film: THE DEVIL INSIDE ME
Best Sound & Music: PHONETIME
Best Cinematography: TOPLESS
Best Direction: LILY OF THE VALLEY
Best Student Film: COMMUNICATION
Best Performances: KANNAGI

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PHONETIME, 9min., UK, Drama
Directed by Jordan Chandler
A transcendent tale of love following two seperated lovers as they navigate the difficulties of their past and the possibilities of their future.

http://redhumanfilms.com/
https://twitter.com/redhumanfilms

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LILY OF THE VALLEY, 16min., UK, Drama
Directed by Gary Grant
A fading movie star, fresh from a rejection for a starring role, is drugged and photographed by her devious and self-serving girlfriend, an aspiring photographer she nurtured. The images, displayed at a high-profile London galley, shatter the actors’ dignity. She digs deep to turn the tables.

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BLUE SQUARE HEART, 30min,. USA, Drama
Directed by WIlliam Venus Means
A drag queen is forced to reconsider his shockingly violent art when his estranged, conservative mother makes a surprise appearance at his show in an attempt to reconnect.

https://instagram.com/bluesquareheart_film

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COMMUNICATION, 6min., China, Experimental
Directed by Yuan Mingqing
My good friend committed suicide because of her LGBTQ identity and I was feeling depressed and sad because of my LGBTQ identity. So I decided to give her in heaven a call.

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THE DEVIL INSIDE ME, 5min., UK, Experimental
Directed by Gabriel Arrahnio
A grieving mother believing her son to be possessed by the devil, forces him through a spiritual-religious cleansing. ‘The Devil Inside’ is a poetic exploration of ‘Love’ and the grotesque mutations it can take. A surreal, horror-infused look at a Mother whose intense protective love of her child and innate belief in a deity incite her to take measures that will dismember her son’s trust in her and the world around him. Without acceptance there can be no trust, without trust there can be no love.

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TOPLESS, 19min., UK, Drama/Romance
Directed by Patrick Jensen Hansted
After a few years, being in his late 20s without experience building relationships, Anthony finds himself in a vicious cycle of heartbreak as he continues searching for true love.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27044983/
https://www.instagram.com/toplessfilm/

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Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

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.

https://www.eight.com.au/story/beyond-conversion
https://www.instagram.com/beyondconversionfilm/?hl=en

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ROLE PLAY, 8min., USA, Horror
Directed by Bill Neil
A one-night stand goes horribly wrong
dan@buddha-jones.com

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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

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

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.

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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.

http://petethefilm.com/
https://www.facebook.com/PeteTheFilmOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/petethefilm

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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.

An Honest Life

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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.

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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.

https://www.joshuaconkel.com/
https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/

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