All Films

Sea foam

2018 • 7 min • Mexico

Ana's shyness holds her back from talking to her crush, but with inspiration from Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, this may finally change.

Project Baby

2018 • 24 min

The gay couple Sebastian and Christian are on date with potential mothers for a rainbow child. But it is not easy when most women only want semen and isn't looking for father figures.

Sentido común

2018 • 20 min

The Unidentified

2018 • 14 min • United States of America

Three young people journey to a mystical Oracle living outside their small town in a search for identity.

Tofu Scramble

2018 • 6 min

An exploration of the inner workings of queer sex and the misconceptions that arise as a result of poor representation and lack of communication in the life of an 18-year-old girl.

Cherry Cola

2018 • 16 min • Canada

Two drag queens move through the city on a night of debauchery, insight, and revenge.

Tony & The Bull

2018 • 16 min • Netherlands

A peek into the life of Tony, a former butcher, and his sole companion Scrunch, a fully-grown tea-bag stealing, cigarette munching, highland bull, who share a home together.

So It Goes

2018 • 13 min

Book smart, but a social pariah, Oren is mourning his boyfriend, Tomaj, who died from kidney failure 6 months ago. Oren keeps to himself when Benji arrives to fill Tomaj's empty bunk. When Oren sees what foster mother Ma Dallin has been up to, he must decide what to do next.

Valdivia

2018 • 15 min • Mexico

Juan José Valdivia has dedicated his life to music. He is a teacher and director of the "Big Band Jazz UDG", in it, he teaches aspiring musicians who want to learn how to play jazz while they prepare to play in the next event nearby.

Ferry Daze

2018 • 1 min

This short experimental film follows two energetic college students over a day around various locations in three boroughs of New York City.

Pathetics

2018 • 27 min • Belgium

Life is what happens, while you're busy making other plans

Bag

2018 • 4 min

Paolo, an openly gay young professional, is quite unlucky when it comes to finding romantic and lasting relationships. His college buddy Carlo comforts him every time he goes through a breakup. Will their friendship eventually lead to something else?

Under The Sun

2018 • 6 min • Canada

A macro exploration of the expanding and contracting nature of the universe underpinned by the belief that the path to a sustainable and healthy future lies in our ability to change minds through shifts in the perspectives that connect us. Through multimedia explorations of extreme environments, mental illness, memory, and the conscious mind, Munson aims to encourage mindfulness and play a role in constructing that path.

Alice after Wonderland

2018 • 6 min • Mexico

Alice after Wonderland was created with quotes from Alice Through the Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland. I took the promises that belong to that magic world Lewis Carroll wrote for Alice and I focused in capturing their contradictory love story. I developed a personal view drawn from that time, where reality is always a different one, where words can mean nothing and at the same time, every text has a double meaning; thus, showing the fear of growing older, the fear of the disappearance of magic, the fear of abuse and impunity. Alice is surrounded by creatures that she thought she knew, but now trouble her; there is no one to help her, no one to care about her; no innocence, but above all, there is not an easy way back to Wonderland.

Straw Man

2018 • 7 min • United States of America

Straw Man is a crowdfunded short film about a man finding his place in a world that rejects him. It deals with culture and conformity through the device of scarecrows.

Siti Madosi Gusti

2018 • 19 min

In the midst of the condition of her family full of problems, whether problems about the father or the economic conditions in her home, Her mother cry and calling name of God loudly for help on their suffering. But Siti, the child, looked confused. At this moment she still wonders who actually is called God?

Girls Who Drink

2018 • 8 min • United Kingdom

An experimental depiction of three young women caught somewhere between the echoing din of last night and the cold silence of tomorrow morning. Patching together memories, sensations, fears, fantasies and emotions, they try - whether they know it or not - to navigate their relationship with alcohol. This short film examines the psychic mark alcohol leaves behind, long after the party is over.

Upper Lip

2018 • 9 min • Israel

A bittersweet, coming of age tale of a 12-year-old Israeli girl, who goes to the beauty salon for the first time to get her eyebrows done.

Hail Maria!

2018 • 8 min • United Kingdom

Hail Maria! tells the story of a mysterious cam girl and sex worker who recounts the true story of Harriet Westbrook, the lesser known first wife of renowned romanticist poet: Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Equal Tense

2018 • 8 min • Latvia

In Paris it was Latvian dancer and publicist Aia Bertran who together with her husband – American artist, philosopher and dancer Raymond Duncan formed alternative education centre Akademia Paris on beginning of 20th century. The centre was know for its special reference to Ancient Greek philosophy, which promotes healthy living and hight ethics. Centre’s most known figure was Isidora Duncan - sister of Raymond which is known for her big influence on contemporary dance movements. Akademia was also known as a shelter for political and social refugees, as well as all sorts of imigrants like Aia herself.

Give Me a Lighter

2018 • 30 min • Turkey

The Dumlupinar Submarine collides with a Swedish ship while cruising on the Dardanelles. It sinks into depths of the sea within seconds. The soldiers trapped inside the submarine wait for days, hoping to be rescued.

The Countdown

2018 • 11 min • Russia

To save work, an unfortunate insurance manager needs to sell 100 health insurance products in a week that no one will use. In a moment of extreme despair, he gains the ability to see how much each person has to live. A series of profitable deals is interrupted by the last client who changes everything.

Nonoko/Kaos No Ma

2018 • 5 min • Japan

Dancer Nonoko Sato at Gallery Kaos No Ma in Kyoto. Shot in ambient light on 30 year old Kodachrome and developed in Caffenol, each frame of the film was exposed for up to a second. Nonoko Sato (Japan) is a member of Kiraza Butoh Company and is also active as an independent artist. Special thanks to Matuo Sunamoto of Gallery Kaos No Ma, Kyoto.

Garden II

2018 • 32 min • Norway, Sweden

The starting point for the short story is a piece of music composed by K.A. Knutsen (Syntax TerrOrkester) and a concept developed by producer Simeon Frohm. Four directors have each been given a visual image of an audio file, as well as a title and length limitation as a starting point to create each chapter of the film. None of the directors have heard the sound, this has been mixed and completed based on raw versions of the film chapters. Common to the chapters is that they deal with the term "Garden" and its associated chapter title. The landscape of Utsira, where the film was filmed, lays the foundation for aesthetics.