LGBTQ+ Narratives

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1. MELLOW (3m, US) – A film by Director John Tsiavis

Some people choose to be an activist, for others, it’s an ongoing fight for survival. This is a ‘moving portrait’ of Mellow, a trans, non-binary activist in Los Angeles. The story of moving out of darkness into the light, turning hardship into positivity.

2. SEXUAL FRIENDSHIP WITH MY STRAIGHT BFF (15m, Germany) – A film by  Marik Aaron Roeder

This is an animated short about my best friend and me and how we messed up our lives for quite a bit. It’s a story about friendship, sex and mental health. In its core it’s a lesson learnt that one cannot change who they are deep inside.

3. WE WILL BECOME BETTER (5m, Russian Federation) – A film by Andzej Gavriss

The two lovers in this stirring new film are separated not only by distance but also by circumstances: Russia’s anti-gay laws and mainstream homophobia mean that their relationship is threatened by violence, and now even the constitution.

4. UNDRESSED (10m, US) – A film by Elina Street

Cléo is a struggling actress. She finds it difficult to communicate her new found activity to her girlfriend even though she is empowered by it.

5. UNKNOWN (15m, Hungary) – A film by Mariann Zászlós

A testimony of two transgender women about childhood, desires, violence, and perseverance.

6. THE VIRTUAL CONNECTION (15m, US) – A film by Billy Clift

A MAN, of a certain age, newly single after a long relationship, finds himself navigating dating and romance through the mediator of the smart phone. Along the way, he meets A YOUNGER MAN, a native born resident of the virtual world, and ANOTHER MAN, also of a certain age. The Virtual Connection presents opportunities he never knew he’d get out of life.

7. READY (2M,UK) – A film by Lois Norman

Ready – A Queer micro love story. Sometimes life gets in the way and you miss each other: and yourself.

8. UNSIMPLE TRUTHS (5m, US) – A film by Leslie King

9. IN NATURE (5m, CH) – A film by Marcel Barelli

In nature, a couple is a male and a female. Well, not always! A couple is also a female and a female. Or a male and a male. You may not know it, but homosexuality isn’t just a human story.

10. NAKED CAME I (4m, US) – A film by Peter Sparling

A childhood nightmare reanimated 60 years later evokes the terrifying tension within a nine-year-old’s psyche between innocence and violence, vulnerability and power, feminine and masculine energies.