LGBTQ+ Narratives
CLICK VIMEO ON DEMAND TO ACCESS FILMS
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.