LA LGBTQ+ Shorts Festival - Nov. 23/24 event
Today's Film Festival
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Comedy, Drama, Independent, LGBT, Short Films
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BODIES, 3min., USA
Directed by Maria Maya
After enduring a brutal homophobic attack, drag artist Pietra Parker embarks on a deeply personal journey of healing backstage, where she transforms her trauma into a stunning performance that not only reclaims her identity but also ignites a powerful message of resilience and empowerment for the LGBTQ community.
https://www.instagram.com/maria_maya
NOTWITHSTANDING, 9min., USA
Directed by Cris Castro
A death in the family ignites old memories for Adrian, overwhelming him with guilt. He falls back into old habits as he attempts to let go of the past and accept the man he has become.
https://www.facebook.com/A-Pesar-De-Que-310048572497208/
GOOD BEHAVIOR, 19min,. Brazil
Directed by Mathews Silva
Ana, a woman whose life was marked by the tragedy of losing her sister to an unknown killer, decides to introduce her girlfriend, Julia, to her family during a dinner. As the night progresses, dark secrets about her sister's murder come to light. Confronted with the shocking truth, Ana and Julia must find strength in each other to face the past.
THE BOY WHO PLAYED WITH DOLLS, 10min., USA
Directed by Dale Guy Madison
A gay man tells the childhood memory of losing his "action figure" and how it sparked a desire to collect dolls. He eventually creates and design dolls as a business, a passion, and a form of identity expression
GOD'S DAUGHTER DANCES, 25min., South Korea
Directed by Sungbin Byun
A transgender female dancer, Shin-mi, gets a call from the Military Manpower Administration, to attend for the Military Service Examination. Shin-mi, with everything in readiness, takes her steps to the Military Manpower Administration.
LOVE FROM THE SHADOW, 20min., Chile
Directed by Ale Gálvez
Marta works as a telephone fraudster in her improvised office under a bridge, where she lives all alone. On Mother's Day, Marta contacts her daughter Laura, but she doesn't want to have any contact with her, so she lies to her about an illness, and they agree to meet. Marta waits until nightfall, her daughter does not arrive. Finally, she takes out her cell phone and continues to scam.
CHEMSEX, 7min., Brazil
Directed by Daniel Porto
A group of unknown gay men connect via a dating app for casual encounters. The starting point is a chemsex party, where drug use intensifies sexual experiences, but also reveals the depths of human emotions. The film explores both the fascination and liberating energy of these encounters and the emptiness and loneliness that can haunt a gay man's life.
https://www.instagram.com/nielporto
PUT ON THE COSTUME, 3min., UK
Directed by Ian Floodgate
The transformation of a Drag Queen.
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