Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.
Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: ARMERALD
Best Short Film: THE REMAINING SUNDAYS
Best Story: WHEN WE MET
Best Direction: MISSTAKEN
Best Experimental: SOMNIUM
Best Documentary: HOUNDS UNDER MY BED
Best Student: SOMNIUM
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THE REMAINING SUNDAYS, 17min., Spain
Directed by Manolo Pavon
August 1993. Dani has just turned 13. His family moves to a house in the suburbs. The discovery of an abandoned box in his new closet takes Dani to Miguel, a much-needed example missing in his life.
https://instagram.com/losdomingosquequedan
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MISSTAKEN, 8min., USA
Directed by Nathan Thompson
Trapped in a questionable medical facility, a trans woman undergoes attempted forced conversion therapy. This is her fight to maintain her true identity, fighting against being mistaken for someone she’s not.
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WHEN WE MET, 27min., China
Directed by Chuanxin Wu
That summer,Ji Qingqing was 22 years old.Before leaving the small town,she wanted to catch a glimpse of the wife of her mother’s extramarital affair partner.She was curious about what kind of life that woman Peng Yun led after her divorce.Qingqing approached her gingerly,unwittingly found herself falling in love.When Qingqing earnestly expressed her love and proposed taking Peng Yun to live in the city,Peng Yun hesitated… However,a phone call shattered the intimacy between them…
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SOMNIUM, 8min., USA
Directed by Wesley Klingele
The lives and identities of two Seattle roommates are put under pressure when they both begin experiencing strange, unexplained dreams at night – dreams that may be the key to unlocking unresolved feelings.
http://klingelefilms.com/https://www.instagram.com/wesleyklingele
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ZANDIELMAN – 4008 MAIN ST, 15min., USA
Directed by Zander Markman
Inspired by ‘Jeanne Dielman,’ this short film follows a previously suicidal transgender man as he tends to his daily routine. Pride can be a much softer, subtler thing than what we’re used to seeing in parades. This intimate exploration of the mundane meditates on gender roles, solitude, and the quest for meaning in a quiet, private existence. Take the deepest breaths you’ve taken all day.
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HOUNDS UNDER MY BED, 15min,. USA
Directed by Ruoyu Wang
The journey of a young Chinese photographer who focuses his art on capturing queer individuals and their stories. As he pursues the life he has always dreamed of in the US, an unforeseen dilemma causes profound personal and artistic turmoil.
https://www.instagram.com/sabrinaruoyu/
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ARMERALD, 85min., South Korea
Directed by Guiom Lee
19 year olds NOMOU, ZINGER AIR, HOSU, SEEK each have personal stories related to their aerophobia which doesn’t allow them to get on flights. In their efforts to overcome their fear, they meet SUPER TALLER, their aerophobia therapist also with the ability to teleport. He offers one person who finds the most beautiful emerald a teleport to anywhere of their choice. With a time-limit of only a month, who will win the race towards a teleport and what kind of growth will they go through on the journey?
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LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 