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12:45 Iridescence (​Shorts)

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​​Another Woman's Scent

On a lazy Sunday afternoon, she remembers being drawn to another woman's scent.
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Dir. Angie West & Jackie Nunns | 2013 | ​United Kingdom | 9 min

​The Medieval People

​Experimental animated film based on excerpts from an interview with Lori Cannon, the legendary AIDS activist from Chicago.
Dir. Michal Janicki | 2017 | ​4 min 

​Crook - "Lavender"

Lavender is a tale of lovers, united by attraction but distressed with the physical and moral limitations imposed on them by their own gender identities; it is their questions that inform their dance, both wild abandon and innate conflict reflect back and forth off of them in the vast empty space while the menstrual divine attempts to guide them back to themselves and to love.
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Dir. Matthew Kaundart | 2017 | 8 min

Magnanimous

We meet a young man and delve into his deepest psychological nuances, including his sexual fantasies and his perception of his own masculinity.
Dir. Sam Hendi & David Goldenberg | 2017
​United Kingdom | 15 min | WEBSITE | Trailer

The Lost Sailor and the
​Untamed Sisters of Lesbos

A young Navy seaman is drawn into a mystical journey of self-discovery when he hears a mysterious siren's song.
Dir. Jeremy von Stilb & Tisha Sparks | 2017 | 8 min | WEBSITE

Inside Out

A day in the life of an eccentric dancer who challenges rules and monotony.
Dir. Manuela Farias | 2017 | Brazil | Portuguese | 10 min

Iridescence

Iridescence tells the story of an emotionally repressed abusive father and his son who struggles to accept himself and his sexuality.
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Dir. Max Beauchamp | 2017 | Canada | 9 min | WEBSITE | TRAILER
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2:00 No Dress Code Required

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 In this up-to-the-minute documentary, Victor and Fernando are beauty professionals in Baja California, Mexico. For many of their customers they were a lovely couple, until they decided to marry. They become the first ones in their state to fight for their rights in a place filled with homophobia and inequality. Facing a wave of criticism and outrage from the city council, through their struggle, they managed to open the eyes of Mexican society.
Dir. Cristina Herrera Bórquez | 2016 | Mexico | Spanish | 1 hour 33 min | WEBSITE | TRAILER

Preceded by: For Life

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 Looking for an engagement ring alongside her fiancé, Yasmin encounters her mythological ex-boyfriend.
Dir. Leon Lishitz | 2017 | Isreal | Hebrew | 9 min | WEBSITE
General admission $5
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4:00 It's Complicated (Shorts)

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Expiration Date

 A poetic story about searching for an unexpired romance, a mélange of sexy fantasy and innocent love.
Dir. Shwenn Shunya Chang | 2017 | 4 min | WEBSITE | TRAILER

Dads

After a night of drinking and sex, 21-year-old Scott finds his Sunday morning interrupted by an unexpected visit from his father. When Scott’s fortysomething friend-with-benefits Doug also shows up, all three men find themselves in a quietly awkward world of ambiguity and things unsaid.
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Dir. Ethan Roberts | 2016 | 11 min | WEBSITE

Dawn

After Tye detects what he considered a racist glance from another passenger on the train during an evening commute, a confrontation ensues. While disputing their differences, Tye discovers that what they share in common is what angers him the most. Both are forced to directly face their presumptions of each other and through the experience are left with a greater sense of the interconnectedness of human being.
Dir. Leon Le | 2012 | 10 min | TRAILER

Exchange

A gay man is forced to give up the last remaining vestige of yet another failed relationship: his ex's jacket. But during the post-breakup stuff exchange, belongings are not the only things that get swapped.
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Dir. Dorian Carli-Jones | 2017 | 9 min | TRAILER

Scar Tissue

As the Syrian civil war rages, Sami has fled his hometown of Aleppo and now lives in Amsterdam. He hopes to be able to build a home here and be able to live openly as a gay man. Most of all, he hopes to escape the ghosts of the past that still haunt him. A chance encounter brings him face to face with Johan.
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Dir. Nish Gera | 2017 | Netherlands| English & Arabic | 14 min | WEBSITE
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​5:00 Ties That Bind Us II (Shorts)

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Mum, I'm Back

A woman returns, after 40 years, to the village where she was born. The cause is the death of her mother. She keeps an old photograph in her hands: a mother with her two sons. Arriving at the cemetery, she encounters the faces of all those she left behind.
Dir. Dimitris Katsimiris | 2017 | Greek | Modern Greek | 5 min

Talking to My Mother

 It tells the story of a young man trapped in a culture clash where traditions stunt his quest for personal happiness. The film explores the complicated relationships between Michael, a second-generation Chinese American man; his mother, Mrs. Yue and; Julianne, his girlfriend of two years, to whom he plans to propose. After a twist of fate, Julianne accidentally discovers Michael's secret that would change their lives forever.
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Dir. Leon Le | 2014 | Chinese | 17 min | WEBSITE | TRAILER

Walk for Me

Walk For Me is a contemporary coming out story where Hassan Kendricks explores his trans identity as a part of NYC's underground ballroom scene and the night his mother catches him in drag.
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Dir. Elegance Bratton | 2016 | 12 min | WEBSITE | TRAILER

Amber Blue

Blue invites her mother Amber to a baby shower that her and her pregnant wife are throwing. When Amber assertively declines, the atmosphere boils over only to reveal the truth about their peculiar relationship.
Dir. Hong Anh Nguyen | 2017 | United Kingdom | 10 min

He Could've Gone Pro

When Debbie comes home for Christmas, she and her mother Gayle are forced to confront the truth about their family's past over a tense holiday lunch.
Dir. McGhee Monteith | 2016 | 14 min | TRAILER
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6:30 Apricot Groves

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 Aram, the Iranian Armenian youth who has immigrated to the US in childhood returns to Armenia for the first time to propose to an Armenian girlfriend Aram met and lived with in the US. Aram sees many cultural, religious, and national differences on the one day trip, but harder obstacles are ahead.
Dir. Pouria Heidary Oureh | 2016 | Armenia | Armenian | 1 hour 19 min | WEBSITE | TRAILER | TEASER

Preceded by:
The Real Thing

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 A soldier returns home to meet his daughter, who transitioned while he was on tour.
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Dir. Brandon Kelley | 2017 | 7 min
General Admission $10
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8:30 Happy: a Small film with a Big Smile

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Artist Leonard "Porkchop" Zimmerman is happy... now. Michael McKinley's documentary about Leonard is a survivor's story and a hero's journey. After losing his partner and suffering a lengthy battle with grief and depression, Leonard began using his own artistic process as a therapeutic vehicle for making his way out of the darkest of places. And the byproduct of his inspiring journey is a vibrant, emotionally evocative body of work that resonates with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. And of course, Leonard's HAPPY campaign, which continues to canvas the globe, one smile at a time.
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Dir. Michael Patrick McKinley | 2017 | 1 hour 17 min | WEBSITE | TRAILER

Preceded by:
Birdcage

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A story about opening up... literally.
​Dir. Vincent Cappelluti | 2017 | 4 min | WEBSITE​
General Admission $15
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