LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival. March 12/13 event
Today's Film Festival
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LGBT, Independent, Short Films
See the full lineup of films:
longing/belonging, 3min,. Canada
Directed by Rachael Withers, Niamh Wilson
longing/belonging follows a queer femme struggling to break out of the mold of their straight relationship and their journey to discovering identity and community.
https://instagram.com/longingbelonging.film
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-longing-belonging-lgbt
Redundant - Official Music Video, 3min., UK
Directed by Roni Skaly
Redundant is a queer activism fan funded project raising awareness to abuse done on transgender and non-binary youth through conversion therapy. At the time this project was produced, the gay conversion therapy ban in the UK did not include a ban on conversion therapy done on transgender and non-binary youth, today the ban includes gender as well. 'Redundant' had also been reviewed by Pink News.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/02/skaly-redundant-music-video-trans/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-redundant
Dead Girl, 9min., USA
Directed by Kenz Benmosbah
After her untimely death, Dani comes back from the dead on Halloween night and goes on a quest to win her fiancée back.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-dead-girl
20:15 MÉXICO DF
Directed by Alejandro Di Meglio
In the vibrant heart of Mexico City, two women meet and begin a tender, reflective journey together. Through intimate conversations, they explore themes of memory, love, and the passage of time. Their connection becomes a window through which they gaze not only at their present but also at the infinite possibilities of their past and future. A beautifully crafted short film that captures the delicate intricacies of love and the fleeting nature of time.
https://www.instagram.com/20.15mexicodf
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-20-15-mexico-df
PAGES IN THE WIND, 14min., USA
Directed by Lucas Haviland
As Bailey sits in the park, he starts to reminisce about his journal entries over the past month. Through flashes to these entries, Bailey and his boyfriend, Gavin, experience the various intricate elements of their relationship. All the while Bailey takes in the environment around him in the present day. When his best friend, Corrine, stops by to surprise him, they start to catch up on the past week. Bailey quickly remembers that his entries might be less realistic than he wants them to be. And that his roommate, Gavin, will probably never be the man he needs in his life.
https://www.instagram.com/havilandfilms/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pages-in-the-wind
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QUEER MONGOL, 16min., Mongolia, Docum...
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SALT, 3min,. Germany, Fashion/Experim...
Salt tells the story of a group of people who shed their fear of the elemental forces of nature and instead rediscover the power of nature, returning more to their own roots.
Directed by Dominik Hill
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