Curious about our short films? Here is a quick guide to all of the short films.
YOU’RE ALRIGHT HUN
Directed by: Katie-Ann McDonough | 5 min | Ireland | 2022
Orla is riding the brink caring for her terminally ill Dad, Darragh. While waiting in the pharmacy for his pain medicine, all hell breaks loose when Orla's ex-girlfriend shows up to return a potted succulent.
🔹 Screening ahead of Mars One.
SHY LITTLE BOY
Directed by: Jack Hessler | 7 min | USA | 2022
In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a newspaper reporter interviews two teenage drag queens as they get ready for a performance.
🔹 Screening ahead of Chrissy Judy.
GROWN IN DARKNESS
Directed by: Devin Shears | 17 min | Canada | 2022
Henry lives alone on his farm growing rhubarb in a dark cellar when his friend Emmanuel arrives to collect the harvest. Together the two spend a few days tentatively exploring the boundaries of their relationship in this short film about loneliness and longing in the later years of life.
🔹 Screening ahead of Maisie.
THE TALK
Directed by: Ella Saini | 6 min | Canada | 2022
The Talk showcases the experiences of three LGBTQ+ youth learning about sex health under an inadequate sex-ed curriculum.
🔹 Screening ahead of Francheska: Prairie Queen.
AB HEUTE
Directed by: Sophia Emmerich, Sam Arndt | 47 min | Germany | 2022
AB HEUTE describes the discriminatory legal process experienced by transgender people in Germany when officially changing their names.
🔹 Screening as part of our DOC Shorts series.
INSIDE THE BEAUTY BUBBLE
Directed by: Cheryl Bookout, Cheri Gaulke | 31 min | USA | 2022
Inside the Beauty Bubble is a short documentary film about a renowned collector of hair artifacts fighting to keep his desert dreams alive.
🔹 Screening as part of our DOC Shorts series.
SPECTACULAR INTIMACY
Directed by: Fanie Pelletier | 16 min | Canada | 2022
Spectacluar Intimacy: Famous Quebec YouTuber Gabrielle Marion documents her life and her sexual transition over eight years.
🔹 Screening as part of our DOC Shorts series.
LOVE (GAOL)
Directed by: Giulia Lina Giannetti, Paul Morgan | 12 min | United Kingdom | 2022
A film about all kinds of love within the LGBTQ+ community from folks of North Ayrshire.
🔹 Screening ahead of A Run For More.
GHOSTED
Directed by: Danny Barton | 10 min | Australia | 2022
When Robert's best friend tricks him into an evening of speed dating, he doesn't expect to run into Brian, who ghosted him six months prior after an unforgettable 24 hours together.
🔹 Screening ahead of ALL MAN: The International Male Story.