2016 NCGLFF FILMS A-Z

2016
NCGLFF
FILMS A-Z
10 TO TANGO
LATINO AND LATINA SHORTS
(VARIOUS COUNTRIES, 102 MIN)
Here’s a collection of 10 shorts for all audiences
that includes comedy, drama, romance and
mystery. Cuba: In ALFA, a gay porn actor has to
face returning to a film set without his partner.
Spain: Allo? is entirely shot on a cell phone and
ponders: what do people think about while on a
plane when they don't think about love? A simple
car wash transforms into an affirmation of love in El
Tunnél. Life means never having to talk nonsense
with people in Vainilla. Portugal: As Ana prepares
for her wedding in Noiva, she engages in an act of
pure love and courage. Argentina: On the day she
retires, Amalia meets Maria, a young single mother
in Cariñito (Sweetheart). Mexico: Beto is nine years
old, and overprotected by his grandparents. When
Stephany, a transsexual woman, moves into the
building, a friendship takes root in Under the Last
Roof. United States: Whittier Boulevard is a rock
'n roll fable about a transgender teen runaway who
falls in love with a rockabilly princess. A young
girl finds herself being pulled back into the life
she so desperately needs to escape in Things We
Let Go. Made of Sugar is a nostalgic portrait of a
Cuban-American family’s evolving cultural heritage.
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BABE (US, G, 1995, 91 MIN
Academy Award-winner and Best Picture nominee, Babe is the
inspirational story of a shy Yorkshire piglet who doesn't quite know
his place in the world. When Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell)
wins him at the county fair, Babe discovers that he can be anything
he wants to be — even an award-winning sheepdog! With the help
of a delightful assortment of barnyard friends, the heroic little pig is
headed for the challenge of his life in this endearing and fun-filled
tale the whole family will love.
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CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU
MEN’S MIXED SHORTS
(VARIOUS COUNTRIES, 83 MIN)
AWOL
(US, 85 MIN)
Recent high school grad Joey (Lola Kirke of Mozart in the Jungle) is scooping ice cream at the local fair when she meets
Rayna (Breeda Wool), a leggy blonde who likes drinking and flirting, and who has a weakness for “them tomboys,” as her
grandmother calls them. Rayna takes Joey home, and soon Joey is head-over-heels in love and lust, even after she discovers
that the older woman has a couple of kids and a trucker husband named Roy. This story of star-crossed love provides a
nuanced depiction of working-class life in rural America. Tensions mount as Rayna and Joey’s relationship moves from
summertime fling to something more serious.
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ALENA (SWEDEN, 83 MIN)
After recent traumatic events force her to switch
schools, Alena, the new girl in town, meets mean
girl Filippa, who is set on making her life miserable.
The only girl who seems to see right through
Filippa is the cool and mysterious Fabienne, who
has taken a liking to Alena. As Fabienne and
Alena's relationship begins to heat up, things
between Alena and Filippa get worse. Based on
the acclaimed graphic novel by Kim W. Andersson,
Alena is Show Me Love meets Carrie, a high school
love story that is dark and twisted in all the right
places. In Swedish with English subtitles
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Here’s a collection of six amazing shorts that the NCGLFF
committee just could not live without. We couldn’t squeeze
them into our traditional programs. United States: Scott finds his
morning interrupted by an unexpected visit from his father. When
Scott’s friend-with-benefits Doug also shows up, all three men find
themselves in a quietly awkward world of ambiguity and things
unsaid in Dads. Occupy Me is a film about two men whose flirtatious
word-spar about sexual positions turns unwittingly into a debate
over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A 40-something Brooklyn man
rebounds from a long-term relationship by hooking up with a 23
year-old rugby player in The Next Stop. Charles, a high school
psychologist at a parochial school, struggles to keep his personal
and professional lives separate and intact in Guidance. United
Kingdom: A spontaneous holiday romance in Nice turns sour when
there is a clash of intentions and expectations in Away With Me.
After a lifetime together, time has stopped for an elderly couple as
they prepare to say goodbye in Parting.
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NCGLFF.ORG 15
CHANGING
MOVEMENT
INTO LIGHT
TRANSGENDER NORTH
AMERICAN SHORTS
(UNITED STATES, 98 MIN)
Here’s a collection of
eight narrative and
documentary shorts
about being transgender,
genderqueer, or intersex
in America. Michael Siebert and Shay Sullivan are two very different
individuals with a common goal: to advocate for truth by helping
society realize that gender does not equate to identity in Everyone
in Between. A woman takes herself to dinner for the very first time in
First Night Out. After emigrating from Israel, Noam is happily living
in New York with an older woman, but will things change when an old
lover comes to town for a visit in The Friend from Tel Aviv? House
Not Home follows the journey of a gender-fluid high school student
from bullying to self-acceptance. Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher follows
the journey of a white, transgender, Okie man learning the truth
about himself, his family, and Oklahoma history. Stella Walsh was one
of the most celebrated female athletes on the planet. Her popularity
continued for decades after winning a gold medal in the 1932
Olympics, until she was killed in a robbery and it was discovered that
she had ambiguous gender. After being estranged from his family for
3 years, Julian returns home to spend Thanksgiving with his family in
Transcend. Will they let Julian have his seat at the table when their
only daughter returns as a man? In Vessels, a young transgender
woman considers a dangerous black market “medical” procedure
that may be her only option in gaining a more feminine body.
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DADDY’S BOY
(US, 78 MIN)
Four young men, each somewhere near the
crossroads where boyhood and adulthood meet,
find their lives intertwined in the strange world of
low-budget porn and male burlesque photo shoots
in New York City. Writer-director Daniel Armando
weaves themes of fatherhood, family, and manhood
into a beautifully stylized, enormously evocative,
and highly erotic sketch of contemporary New York
City that feels timeless with its stunning black-andwhite cinematography.
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Executive produced by LGBTQ supporter Susan Sarandon and shot by first-time filmmaker Hillevi Loven, Deep Run is a powerful
verité portrait of trans life in rural North Carolina. Exiled by her family and rejected by an ex, 17-year-old Spazz has no one to lean
on for support. But when Spazz falls in love again and summons up the courage to become Cole, a strong-willed trans man, his
candid humor and steadfast, all-inclusive Christian beliefs counter the bigotry he experiences daily. This raw documentary reveals
rebirth and courage within America’s deeply conservative Bible Belt. Preceded by: BrocKINGton reveals as much about the human
character as it does about the societal pressures to fit in. Identifying as transgender in North Carolina, there have been many
hurdles in Blake Brockington’s life.
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CLOSET
MONSTER
(CANADA, 90 MIN)
Teenage lust, woozy
visions, and a talking
hamster voiced by
Isabella Rossellini shape
this queer coming-of-age
tale that’s as strange,
scary and sublime as the
real experience. Oscar
(Connor Jessup) is an arty teen with a turbulent home life and a
smoldering crush on hardware store “bad boy” Wilder (Aliocha
Schneider). An aspiring makeup effects artist, Oscar spends his
days concocting wild photo shoots with best friend Gemma (Sofia
Banzhaf) and his nights weathering the neglect of an aloof mother
and volatile father. Haunted by a gay bashing he witnessed as a
child, he begins having surreal nightmares—rendered with grisly
Cronenberg-esque flair that simmer to the surface of his mind
and body, as his burgeoning queer desires do the same. Winner
of multiple awards on the festival circuit and directed by Stephen
Dunn, Closet Monster is deliriously dark, but with a cheeky comic
wit. This film contains depictions of homophobic violence.
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EXOTIC EUROPEAN WOMEN
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
(VARIOUS COUNTRIES, 84 MIN)
DOWNRIVER
(AUSTRALIA, 99 MIN)
Eighteen-year-old James is released from juvenile
detention after serving time for his involvement
in the suspected drowning of a young boy whose
body has never been found. With no memory of
what happened on the day of the murder, James is
haunted by his crime. After a visit from the victim's
mother, he embarks on a journey to find the dead
boy's body and uncover the truth. In his debut
feature, director Grant Scicluna has crafted a taut
and moody thriller that pulls audiences downriver
to a place awash with dark secrets and slowly
surfacing revelations.
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The strength and resilience of the lesbian community and family are at
the fore of this diverse program of international shorts. Italy: In If, a girl
spots another girl wearing a red coat and begins to imagine their life
together. Luxembourg: Alma and Sam live together, yet each in her own
universe. Full of passion, they bridge the differences in their daily life in
Left to Their Senses. United Kingdom: Rita is about to kick the bucket,
but before she does, she’s got one final job: drag her granddaughter out
of the closet in Oh-Be-Joyful. Spain: Laura, who ruins everything, tries to
do a remake of her first date with Tina, her platonic love in Second First
Date. Germany: When Rose is released from prison, her former prison
guard, the lonesome Marie, offers her a place to sleep and work. But
soon it turns out that the two women have completely different plans.
Denmark: In Mukwano, Mary is a lesbian seeking asylum and looking for
her girlfriend who disappeared during their escape from Uganda. During
her last interview at the Refugee Board, it dawns on her that she has
overlooked an important clue.
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NCGLFF.ORG 17
FIRST GIRL I LOVED
THE FREEDOM TO MARRY(US, 86 MIN)
While taking photographs for her high school
yearbook, Anne begins to develop feelings for
star softball player, Sasha. Using the excuse of a
yearbook interview, Anne reaches out to her and
the two girls quickly form an intimate friendship.
Soulfully captured, First Girl I Loved explores an
array of emotions with delicate, invigorating,
cinematic vision. The playful scattering of events
creates a disorienting effect that will challenge your
expectations of coming-of-age narratives.
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Perhaps one of the most surprising things about the marriage
movement is that it was carefully planned and orchestrated over
decades. The Freedom to Marry is an intimate and epic film which
goes behind-the-scenes to reveal the inner workings and key
players of this landmark civil rights battle. This is a riveting ride
alongside the man now known as architect of the movement,
Evan Wolfson, and his key colleagues, including famed civil rights
attorney Mary Bonauto. Through this heart-stopping final case, the
movement’s surprising, decades-long history is revealed.
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GIRLS LOST (Pojkarna)
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(US, 93 MIN)
Former Wall Street hotshot Jimmy (Tanner Novlan)
and his buttoned-up cousin Max (Robby Stahl)
make meager livings as telephone repairmen in
their native Brooklyn neighborhood, slaving away
to meet the demands of their increasingly yuppie
clientele. Jimmy wants nothing more than to return
to his fast-paced high life, while Max is starting
to have second thoughts about his upcoming
wedding and sexuality. When Jimmy overhears
illegal insider trading during a routine house call, he
convinces Max that they should tap the phone line
to cash in on the scheme. But when stock tips turn
to murder plots, the hapless men are unable to go
to the police. Wonderfully written by Andreas and
James Balletto. With Briana Marin, Natalie Britton &
Juahn Cabrera.
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ANIMATED SHORTS (VARIOUS COUNTRIES, 90 MIN)
These are not your parent’s Saturday morning cartoons! Here’s a
collection of 13 captivating shorts for men, women, and transgender
audiences that includes stop motion, claymation, CGI, hand
drawings, puppets and traditional animation. Germany: Torn
between a cold relationship with K. and her feelings for another
woman, B. is heading for a disaster. United States: Baby X tells
about an extraordinary child raised without gender. In Bittersweet,
Jason rushes to retrieve an embarrassing candygram message
before his high school crush finds out. A transgender outcast is
ostracized by their community upon discovering their true identity
in Dissonance. Doc in a Box is based on a real life, traumatic
doctor’s office experience. Two couples go out for a night on the
town in a “revisionist history” 1930’s musical misadventure called
Happy and Gay. A young boy learns that his father can see him
much more clearly than he realized in The Saint of Dry Creek. A
three year-old informs his mother that he is a girl in How to be a
Girl. A seven-year-old fights to be seen as the girl she always knew
she was in Don’t Give Up. How many transgender kids will change
their minds? Find out in The Facts (about Transgender Kids).
United Kingdom: For the Best is the story of an unrequited love.
Differing opinions between a British Indian woman and her father
are discussed in Little Elephant. Canada: Hi, It's Your Mother is a
tragi-comedy about a mother's love for her child.
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Love documentaries?
THE FUNNY PAGES
FLATBUSH LUCK
(SWEDEN, 106 MIN)
Alexandra-Therese Keining returns with Girls Lost, a tender coming-of-age film that is enveloped in supernatural allure. This
sumptuous feast dazzles the senses with striking visuals, a heart-pounding score and piercing social commentary. Three teenage
girls, Kim, Bella and Momo, are social outcasts. Relentlessly bullied by classmates and abandoned by their teachers, they discover
a mysterious flower that attracts butterflies and smells of vanilla, its black leaves oozing a liquid that the girls daringly drink. They
awaken as boys. Girls Lost skillfully fuses fragile social structures, gender fluidity and a desire for authentic connection in a way
that is as insightful as it is enthralling. In Swedish with English subtitles
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HEARTLAND
IN THE REAL
TIME WORLD
(US, 100 MIN)
Talented artist Lauren is going through a rough
patch. In fact, it doesn’t get much rougher. Her
girlfriend recently passed away. She has lost her
job. And her mother, avoiding the idea that a
relationship ever existed, is not willing to support
her daughter through her grief. Lauren hopes
that a visit from her brother will help ease some
of the tension but, when he brings along his
new girlfriend Carrie, things only become more
complicated. Heartland is an elegant tale that
explores the destruction that comes when we run
from pain; the shifting nature of sexuality, and the
true meaning of family. Love has its limitations, but
the heart knows no bounds.
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HERCULES SLEPT HERE
(US/CANADA, 99 MIN)
TRANSGENDER LONG-FORM NARRATIVE SHORTS
(VARIOUS COUNTRIES, 106 MIN)
Her Story is the much-anticipated sexy new-media series that
grapples forthrightly with the frictions and fissures of desire
between trans and queer women as they navigate sometimes
paradoxical identities in Los Angeles. Violet is drawn to Allie, a
reporter who approaches her for an interview, while career-driven
Paige meets James, the first man she’s considered opening up
to in years. Will they risk letting what they are stand in the way
of being loved for who they are? With refreshing writing, frank
realness, and beautiful cinematography, Her Story exemplifies the
storytelling power of new media when it is made by and for trans
and queer women. Preceded by: India — An adolescent named
Pankaj is discovering his sexuality. Torn between a patriarchal
Indian upbringing full of gender-stereotypes and his natural urge
to identify with the opposite gender, he finds an opportunity to
express his desires within the bounds of cultural ethos in The
Threshold. United States: Stealth is the heartwarming story of a
brave, transgender tween named Sammy. She was born a boy but is
living in stealth, as a girl.
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This collection of six shorts has a lot of handsome
men hunting for Mr. Right while storming the
proverbial castle, but their stories have very
different endings. After four years of escorting to
pay for college, Dane must say goodbye to one
particular client in the haunting Getting Off. Jesse
Ritter has been living with a secret. What begins
as a quiet evening of driving for the Uber-esque
Pick Up, turns into a life-changing journey. As he
prepares for the biggest opportunity of his career,
a closeted movie actor must choose between
superstardom and the love of his life in Big Star.
A college student goes to extraordinary lengths
to maintain his grades and pay tuition in SexWork-Study. On the holiest night in the month of
Ramadan, Mo, a practicing Muslim, needs to go
to the Mosque. Instead, he reluctantly attends his
best friend's birthday party in Breaking Fast. While
there, he unexpectedly meets Kal, a quintessential
All-American type. Is this a budding romance or just
a friendship on the rise? A dying man seeks out a
beauty consultant to hide his symptoms in 1985.
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HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO
MEN’S NORTH AMERICAN SHORTS
(US/CANADA, 95 MIN)
This collection of eight short films traverses vibrant
styles from hard drama to reflective poetry. When a
game of pool turns romantic, Eli is forced to choose
between the man he is expected to be and the man
he could become in Better Man. Anders has no
idea what to expect when he is summoned to his
estranged father's death bed in We Remember. Two
brothers, one gay and one conservative Christian,
are forced to reunite when their bed-ridden mother
is unable to Speak. In Tough, a father and son
reconnect after 11 years of non-communication by
finding that they now live in the same apartment
complex. Shy Kevin comes dangerously close to
ending his own life, but he must face his past in
order to change his life forever in Trigger. Two high
school guys are in love. One is Christian, the other
Jewish. One father disapproves, the other’s parents
are thrilled. Who cares that it’s not perfect in Easy:
A 3-Minute Love Story? While Closing the bar, Riley
gets an unexpected visit from his ex-girlfriend,
Drew. After drinking through the night, they are
reminded how losing a friend can be the most
devastating break-up of all. Like Hope tells the story
of, Harry, a Chinese foreign exchange student who
falls in love with a good friend.
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MEN’S NORTH AMERICAN SHORTS
HER STORY
DOCUMENTARY
SHORTS (VARIOUS
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I LOVE YOU BOTH (US, 90 MIN)
Twins Donny and Krystal (played by real-life siblings
Doug and Kristin Archibald) are stuck. Both are
monstrously unhappy with their careers, Donny a
failed pianist whose manager may be going senile,
and Krystal, who works in her father's office where
she is bullied by a mean girl co-worker. Additionally,
Krystal is not over her ex-boyfriend (who still works
at her office), and Doug is unhappily single. Things
start to look up, however, when the two of them
meet a charming, good-looking man. The catch? It's
the same guy. With a funny, touching script written
by the Archibald siblings, I Love You Both uses the
natural comic chemistry between brother and sister
to build a story about familial bonds.
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Do you love
documentaries?
Here's a collection
of nine short
features for gay, lesbian, and transgender audiences. Australia: In
McSwiggan, a man's experience with depression and homophobia
leads him to become an activist for the LGBT community through
his YouTube channel. Netherlands: Are you a man, a woman or are
both classifications irrelevant in What’s A Gender? United States:
An elderly gay couple must contend with the effects of a crippling
degenerative disease in Alzheimer’s: A Love Story. The world of
square dancing is rather traditional, but in Partners we see how gay
square dance clubs in New York and California accept everyone just
as they are. BJ, a butch lesbian, successfully avoided dresses her
entire life until she adopted Jeffrey, who starts to dance in gowns
and perform for her in Pink Boy. In May 1988, girlfriends Claudia
Brenner and Rebecca Wight were violently attacked while hiking
the Appalachian Trail. In the Hollow tells their story as Claudia
returns to the trail for the first time since the incident. A Lifetime
of Making Change tells the story of Maxine Wolfe, 74, who reflects
on a lifetime of activism as a coordinator at the Lesbian Herstory
Archives in Brooklyn. Five queer and trans Asian-Americans from
New York City explore their relationships with their family and
culture in Gaysians.
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JOKERS
MEN’S NORTH
AMERICAN SHORTS
(US/Canada, 98 min)
NCGLFF 2016
brings 10 of the
best light-hearted
North American
short films to the
big screen. In Double Negative, a 12-year-old boy, looking for
answers about the disappearance of his father, finds friendship
in the unlikeliest of places: a down-and-out schoolteacher on a
bender. Taking inspiration from the 1970s gay leather world and
the universe of Bob Fosse, Folsom Street follows a leather daddy
into a dungeon where he whips the patrons into a sexually-charged
dance frenzy. Bed Buddies tells the story of three friends who
awake in bed together and try to make sense of the unclear line
between friendship and love. At a house party, Leo is dared to go
on a date with a guy. Then the unexpected happens in Dare. Boy
meets boy for one thing only in I Am ...Power Bottom. Four friends
go on a camping trip, and one won't be coming back alive in Killer
Friends. A young man plans to relax in the park next to his office,
but a street performer has plans of his own in Lunch. I Don’t Believe
in That is the story of two men, a dog, and a relationship in crisis.
In The Man Crush, Trevor confesses his feelings toward someone
who isn't what he expected. Peter is popular with a certain female
classmate, but he's concerned about his endowment. He turns for
advice to his two gay dads in Pipe Dream.
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NCGLFF.ORG 21
MAJOR!
(US, 91 MIN)
JULIET & JULIET
WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN SHORTS
(US/CANADA, 105 MIN)
LAZY EYE
(US, 94 MIN)
Judging by appearances, Dean is doing fine. He’s a successful graphic designer with a tastefully furnished apartment in Los
Angeles. In his early 40s, he’s stylish, fit, well groomed—the model urban homosexual male. But when Dean opens his email
inbox one night to find an out-of-the-blue message from an ex, his deeply rooted dissatisfaction with his life begins to rise to the
surface. What begins as a passionate second-chance fling inevitably turns into an emotionally charged rehashing of their long-ago
romance, as both men grapple with the decisions that have led them to this point.
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From exhilarating romance and temptation to flatout funny comedy to sensitive coming out tales, this
collection of shorts offers a bold look into the lesbian
lifestyle. Lilly convinces her best friend René to join
her on a nocturnal trespassing adventure in Heads or
Tails. Sarah wakes up in bed with Alice and a terrible
hangover in Oh, Hi. A young woman tries to gain
knowledge from an older colleague with surprising
results in Tenders. Three women become entangled
on their quest for a gay divorce in Wedlocked. I
Hate the Color Red is about siblings who inherit a
video store and struggle to keep it a viable business.
I Know Who I Am is about a girl who reaches a
breaking point where living her life fully is no longer
up for discussion. Still a Rose weaves together
multiple mixed-race and same-gender couplings
through the famous balcony scene from Romeo and
Juliet. This Is You and Me follows Marie and Susie,
two charismatic women who instantly hit it off one
night at a bar in Susie. In Still Gay, two LGBTQ teens
are sent on a bible camp retreat after coming out to
their parents. Sam is set up on a Blind Date with a
British romantic named Charlie.
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MAJOR! explores the
life and campaigns of
Miss Major GriffinGracy, a formerly
incarcerated Black
transgender elder and
activist who has been
fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years.
Miss Major is a veteran of the Stonewall Rebellion and a survivor of
Attica State Prison, a former sex worker, and a community leader
and human rights activist. Her personal story and activism for
transgender civil rights intersects LGBT struggles for justice and
equality from the 1960s to today.
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ME, MYSELF,
AND HER
(ITALY, 102 MIN)
Sabrina Ferilli (The
Great Beauty) and
Margherita Buy (His
Secret Life) star in
Italy’s first romantic
comedy about a female couple. Polar opposites in personality
but perfectly aligned in love, Marina and Federica have built their
five-year relationship on trust, respect, and chemistry. But all is not
as it appears. Marina is gregarious and warm and has been open
about her sexuality for years, while Federica is reserved, with a past
that includes an ex-husband and a 24-year-old son. Things become
much worse when Marina is offered a film role and Federica
encounters a man she had an intense crush on years ago.
In Italian w/Eng. Subtitles
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NEVER
TUG ON
SUPERMAN’S
CAPE
MEN’S LONG-FORM
NARRATIVE SHORTS
(VARIOUS COUNTRIES,
100 MIN)
LETTER TO ANITA
(US, 61 MIN)
KISS ME, KILL ME
(US, 97 MIN)
Kiss Me, Kill Me is a contemporary film noir, set in West Hollywood. Stephen Redding (Gale Harold) is a successful TV producer with
a big house in the hills and a trophy boyfriend, Dusty Young (Van Hansis). But at Stephen’s birthday party, Dusty discovers he had
an affair with Craigery (Matthew Ludwinski). Before morning, however, Stephen has been murdered along with a convenience store
clerk, and Dusty is the prime suspect. But Dusty can’t remember anything. With the police closing in, it becomes up to Dusty to put
together all the pieces of the puzzle. He must remember what happened the night at the convenience store; track down whoever
did this to Stephen, regardless where this dark path leads, even if it’s to Dusty himself.
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Letter to Anita is the heart-wrenching story of Anita
Bryant's anti-gay campaign, its shattering effect on
one Florida family, and the redemptive power of
forgiveness. Andrea Meyerson, who has documented
outstanding performers from Kate Clinton to Bruce
Vilanch in her Laughing Matters series, delivers
another intimate, stirring film. Preceded by: We Walk
in the Woo is a super 8mm impression of the 2015
Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival.
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In Sauna the Dead: A Fairy Tale, a jaded narcissist is trapped in
a gay bathhouse with zombies. An unlikely internet hook-up,
in Cake, gets hilariously tangled up into an afternoon with the
neighbors. Ultra Bleu follows Jim Park for the first 24 hours after a
violent break up with his ex-boyfriend. A small village is haunted
by strange murders in Richard and Gilbert. My Brother tells the
story of a young Alberto, who flees as far as possible from his
conservative family.
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MILES
THE SAME DIFFERENCE
(US, 86 MIN)
Seventeen-year-old Miles dreams of getting out of his small hometown, and going to film school in Chicago. But when his father
dies suddenly and his mother realizes that the savings she thought they had for Miles’ college fund have been spent, he has to find
a new way to pay for his dreams. After learning about a volleyball scholarship, Miles decides to try out for the team. There’s just one
problem: there is only a girls volleyball team at his high school. Starring Molly Shannon, Missi Pyle, Paul Reiser, and Tim Boardman.
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(US, 78 MIN)
The Same Difference is a compelling documentary about lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians based on gender roles.
Director Nneka Onuorah takes an in-depth look at the internalized hetero-normative gender roles that have become all too familiar within
the African American lesbian and bisexual community. Onuorah shows how these behaviors reproduce the homophobic oppression and
masculine privilege of the straight world, while looking for solutions in compelling discussions with community members.
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PARIS 05:59: THEO & HUGO
(FRANCE, 97 MIN)
ONE KISS LEADS TO ANOTHER
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
(VARIOUS COUNTRIES, 81 MIN)
FHI 360 envisions a
world in which all
individuals and
communities have the
opportunity to reach
their highest potential.
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In The Cricket and the Ant, Lena is only interested
in one thing: her French teacher. A girl walks into a
restaurant dressed as Wonder Woman in The Escape
Hatch. In More Than God a doctor suspects his wife
of an affair. An elderly lady watches the world go
by in Betty. Some people are drawn into our lives
to teach us our true capacity in Bound. Judy and
Annalise are 16 and best friends in Mingmong. In We
Were Waves Once, Cocteau spends her days trying
to find inspiration for her writing.
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Already generating plenty of press coverage for its explicit
18-minute opening scene set in a Paris sex club, Paris 05:59: Theo
& Hugo is much more than a voyeuristic turn-on. It is one of the
sweetest, most honest portrayals of first love. The film follows the
titular men over the course of one night as they explore the city,
each other, and the euphoria and insecurity that fill hearts and
minds with the possibility of true love. Olivier Ducastel and Jacques
Martineau (The Adventures of Felix) have crafted a sensitive,
emotional look at intimacy and relationships that will resonate with
audiences and leave us waiting for 06:00.
In French with English subtitles
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A PROMISE OF
TIME TRAVEL
(US, 93 MIN)
A chance encounter
with an estranged
childhood friend draws
a bookstore clerk into
a plot to steal a time
machine. The summer
after they graduated, Zelda rebuffed Cassie's advances and ended
their friendship. Fifteen years later, Cassie leads Zelda to think there
is hope of rekindling their friendship. But things take a turn when
Cassie drags Zelda along to steal a strange object from the Church
of Scientology. Cassie has been hired by Dave, Zelda's obnoxious
childhood nemesis, who claims his grandfather built a time machine
in the 1960's, only to have it stolen by the government. Cassie and
Dave want Zelda to help them break into a government facility and
steal it back. Yearning to reconnect with her friend, Zelda reluctantly
agrees to help.
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RED LIPSTICK
TRILOGY
WOMEN’S LONGFORM NARRATIVE
SHORTS
SEARCH ENGINES (US, 95 MIN)
Search Engines is a social satire about the essential
relationship of the modern era: human beings and
their phones. Family and friends have gathered for
Thanksgiving but when reception mysteriously goes
dead throughout the house and each character
must deal with his own crisis. If the human
experience is one of search – for meaning, purpose
and love – this is a story of how technology is
leading us further astray.
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(VARIOUS COUNTRIES,
83 MIN)
STRIKE A POSE
(NETHERLANDS, 83 MIN)
In 1990, Madonna’s taboo-busting Blond Ambition tour blew the roof off of global pop culture and raised AIDS awareness while
turning a sudden spotlight on seven male dancers. “Give me more of you,” the singer exhorted her young troupe, in rehearsals
and performances, and they eagerly complied. A quarter century after these intense formative experiences, the extraordinary new
documentary Strike a Pose reunites the talented corps of dancers—who dispersed as suddenly as they came together—not only to
relive a seminal cultural moment through their eyes, but also to try to make sense of the momentous changes they’ve lived through.
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In Hidden Window,
a young journalist
working on a murder case uncovers a website used by stalkers
and struggles with the personal information about the victim she
finds online. While 8th grader Ella faces a decisive math exam,
she dreams of last summer: private tutoring by a know-it-all
7th grader, her first kiss, and permanently annoying parents in
The Ballad of Ella Plummhoff. Narrated by Maryam d'Abo, The
Masterful Hermit is a romantic drama about a woman who learns
that the only thing that keeps her going is her persistent faith that
true love eventually finds us all.
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RETAKE
(US, 98 MIN)
Retake pulls viewers
into a world of love,
loss, and intrigue
from its opening
scenes. Handsome
businessman Jonathan
(Tuc Watkins) has
returned to San Francisco with a mission. He’s on the hunt for a
brunette who is “rough around the edges,” temperamental, and
scented with just the right cologne. Cruising the streets of the city,
he finds what he’s looking for in a flirtatious young hustler played by
Devon Graye, and a bold proposition is made. So begins the ambitious,
risk-taking first feature by Nick Corporon, a film of romance and
brooding suspense, with shades of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo.
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From Director Rob Williams, come this witty, sexy,
gay romantic comedy that explores the meaning of
home and family through three interrelated stories
of gay men finding connections during the week
between Christmas and New Year’s Day – a married
couple who take in a teenage relative who was
kicked out of his home after his parents discovered
he was gay; a pair of roommates forced to share a
bed for the week, much to the delight (and horror)
of the one harboring a secret crush on the other;
and two men looking for a quick hookup who end
up finding a much stronger connection.
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WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
MEN’S INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
(VARIOUS COUNTRIES, 97 MIN)
STUFF(US, 98 MIN)
SUICIDE KALE
After fourteen years together, Trish and Deb are going through
a difficult time. Deb is a stay-at-home mom raising their two
daughters, but she is growing restless, and Trish, a dentist, seems
more focused on her practice than on her marriage. Focusing on
the daily lives of their daughters, Deb finds herself spending more
and more time with Jamie, the tattooed mother of one of the
girl's classmates. As the distance between Deb's family grows, her
feelings for Jamie flower.
(US, 78 MIN)
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Jasmine and Penny, a new couple of one month, are invited to a lunch party by hosts Jordan and Billie, a married couple of five
years, who are living the lesbian dream together. While the hosts tend to the grill, Jasmine and Penny escape for a quickie, but
when they stumble upon what appears to be an anonymous suicide note, they begin to believe that maybe Jordan and Billie’s
partnership isn’t as effortless as it seems. Suicide Kale explores the thrill of new relationships and the tensions that arise after the
comfort settles in and the excitement fades.
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WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN SHORTS
(FRANCE/BELGIUM, 105 MIN)
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Six months into a dual surrogate pregnancy for two gay couples, a
tragedy occurs, fracturing the arrangement the four friends once had
in Benjamin. When two 20-somethings visit a fortune-teller, crystal
balls and queer pop songs open up new spaces in Golden Golden.
How can trying to do something good turn out so wrong in Happy
F-ing Valentine’s Day. I Like Femme Lesbians chronicles a day in the
life of Mara. A woman experiences an unexpected memory of a first
kiss in Infinite Rose. A pregnant lesbian couple must come to terms
that they may be carrying the second coming of Jesus in Mothers
of God. In Robots: A Love Story, an intergalactic Marshal and her
partner travel to Planet Harrison to retrieve two renegade lesbian
robots. Getting a second chance when you pursue the woman of your
dreams can be a dream come true in Queen of Hearts. Tensions rise
when a woman and her wife ask her brother to be the sperm donor
of their baby...or the uncle...or the Spunkle!
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TRANSGENDER INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
(US/CANADA, 102 MIN)
There was little chance that either Carole, a Parisian teacher and feminist militant, or Delphine, the daughter of a rural farming
family, would ever cross paths. But in one of life’s beautiful and unlikely occurrences, they not only met, they also fell in love. But
when the narrow-mindedness of rural France threatens to tear them apart, Delphine must decide between her family’s love and
acceptance and the happiness she found in the big city. In French w/Eng. Subtitles.
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WHEN THE DANCER
BECOMES THE DANCE
THEY ALL SAY SHE’S CRAZY
SUMMERTIME (LA BELLE SAISON)
In Buddy, a young man is asked by his ex-lover for
support during an HIV test. Martin bought a closet. In
fact, he bought The Closet. A gay paramedic saves
the life of a young boy who has overdosed on GHB in
G O’Clock. Golden is a tale about being different and
about finally growing up. A young man confesses to
a crime and shows no sign of regret in The Culprit.
While on vacation with their families, two old friends
restart a game interrupted many years ago in The
Den. The Kite reunites two lovers after a 10-year
separation. In Mascaras, Lucas is approached by a
serial seducer. A man has something important to tell
his son, but can only get through to his voicemail in
The Orchid. When an eldest son turns to prostitution
to make ends meet, the results are not what he
expected in The Owls. A desolate teenage boy
creates a coded language using paint color sample
cards to express his secret desires in True Colours.
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(VARIOUS COUNTRIES, 101 MIN)
Alex is getting ready for a visit from his childhood
best friend Charlotte, but he has changed in
Actually Alex. Ariel explores the common
occurrences faced daily on the streets by the
homeless and LGBT communities worldwide. As
morning creeps across London, two lost outcasts
are forced to face the harsh reality that life is
sometimes what you make it in Dawn. Meet Alex,
from Cardiff in Wales in My Genderation: Grrl
Alex. Seven people share their thoughts to burst
the bubble of a much avoided topic in Beyond
the Looking Glass. In Eva, a shy boy decides to
resort to the services of a transgender prostitute.
Handsome & Majestic follows the story of a
recently transitioned transgender boy, who deals
with discrimination and abuse at school. Nasser
is about a 13-year old Dutch girl from Moroccan
descent named Nassira who acts like a boy and
dislikes girl stuff.
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WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH GERALD?
WOMEN WHO KILL
(US, 98 MIN)
Gerald (Jacob York), a semi-alcoholic trust-fund baby, wakes up every morning in some sort of pain, and he can’t figure out why.
His doctors are just as stumped — he’s tried everything from acupuncture to reflexology with no results. Is Gerald really ill? Or is he
merely a hypochondriac, as everyone else in his social circle seems to think? At his wits’ end, Gerald takes the advice of a friend and
consults with an energy healer. He is shocked when the healer sells him gemstones that magically ease his pain.
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(US, 93 MIN)
Morgan and Jean are “Women Who Kill,” paranoid co-hosts of a podcast about female murderers. They’re inches away from getting
back together when the mysterious, sexy Simone joins their Park Slope food co-op and Morgan falls quick and hard. But Simone’s
secrets make everyone’s fur stand on end, and jealous Jean is convinced she might be a killer with a past to hide. Now what’s a
commitment-phobe to do when everything that felt right seems suddenly wrong? Writer-director Ingrid Jungermann stars as Morgan
alongside Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) as Simone and Ann Carr (The Actress) as Jean, with turns by co-stars
Deborah Rush (Orange Is the New Black) as cranky co-op manager Grace and Annette O’Toole (Smallville) as creepy killer Lila.
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A WOMB OF THEIR OWN
(US, 85 MIN)
What can a diverse group of masculine-identified, pregnant people
teach the world about gender? A charismatic group of pregnant,
or previously pregnant masculine-of-center people share intimate
details and fascinating stories about their gender experiences. This
variety of ways people identify in the film include a butch lesbian; a
feminine-looking transmasculine-identified pregnant fairy-oriented
gay man; a trans-identified very pregnant masculine person, post
top surgery, whose partner is inducing lactation so their baby can
be breastfed; a “generally female-identified” pregnant person with
a beard who’s married to a genderqueer transman; and the director,
who is a masculine-of-center mixed-gender person who gave birth
to two sons in the mid 1990's.
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Ibrahim (Ibo), a young German of Turkish descent,
leads a double life, living with his traditionbound family and spending his days looking for a
respectable job. But outside his parent’s apartment
he is a confident gay man who works in a sex
shop and is on the hunt for Mr. Right. One day, the
charismatic and self-described straight Ali appears
at his door and Ibo is instantly obsessed with the
wrestler and petty criminal, secretly following
him around the city. What begins as a one-sided
infatuation quickly evolves into a flirtatious yet
meaningful friendship.
In German with English subtitles
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