Showcase of the best SHORT FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
BEST FILM: Ordinary World
BEST DIRECTION: Workwear
BEST SOUND & MUSIC: In the Corner of My Eye
BEST PERFORMANCES: Fag
BEST ANIMATION: What’s ‘Gay’ ? Asked Mae
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Trashed
Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:
IN THE CORNER OF MY EYE, 12min., China, Romance
Directed by Alicia Gong
Gu struggles to come to terms with his sexuality due to social pressure. He shows his fondness to He Dong in anonymity until one day they were invited to the same party where Gu was forced to make a decision…
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ORDINARY WORLD, 14min., USA, Drama
Directed by Jessica Henderson
Hunter, a young autistic man who has just relocated to New York City, finds himself in the middle of a hot and sweaty New York summer struggling to adjust. He retreats inward and spends his days listening to music alone and exploring his richly imaginative inner world which contains his only friend, Imaginary. One day, on a tour of a community ceramics center called The Annex, Hunter meets Marley. Hunter is immediately drawn to Marley but struggles to talk to him, let alone ask him out on a date. Imaginary knows Hunter needs, “someone special. Someone real”. Hunter will ultimately have to find the courage to approach his crush on his own and find his way into a new community. This courage, as courage does, may come from the most unexpected of places in this big city.
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WHAT’S ‘GAY’? ASKED MAE, 3min., USA, Animation
Directed by Mark S. Schoen
“What’s ‘Gay’?” Asked Mae – Two children in the garden are helped by a variety of birds to understand the real meaning of the word “gay.” “It’s a way to love,” cooed the Mourning Dove. Based on the book by Brian McNaught, the three-minute animated movie provides an excellent resource for teachers and parents on how to educate youngsters, ages 5 – 10, on the loving context of “gay” before they hear, “That’s so ‘gay’.”
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FAG, 35min., France, Coming of Age Drama
Directed by Olivier Lallart
Seventeen-year-old Thomas is attracted to Esteban, a fellow student. After a drunken kiss at a party, the rumor about Thomas’ homosexuality quickly spreads around school, and the young boy soon faces judgement and discrimination…
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TRASHED, 13min., Canada, Drama
Directed by Kate Johnston
With nowhere to go after a vicious homophobic attack, Jay finds their way to an abandoned house they once lived in as a teenager.
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WORKWEAR, 5min., USA, Drama
Directed by Emily Everhard
A corporate consultant by day and a drag queen by night, Jebreel’s worlds collide as he prepares for a show and must answer to his demanding boss. A Columbia University short film.
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LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 