A showcase of the best LGBTQ+ films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Best Film: GOGO
Best Direction: INTERMISSION
Best Performances: GETTING HER
Best Story: LAW’S WORLD: LIPSTICK BANDIT
Best Visual Design: PEELING
GOGO, 22min., Canada
Directed by Sergio Alvarado
Closeted pretty-boy, Randy, tries to win his secret ex-boyfriend Lorenzo back, by contriving a Gogo Dancing shift at a Pride event.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-gogo
Intermission, 25min,. Spain
Directed by Arnau Vilaro
During a theater rehearsal, David receives a phone call that throws him off. He walks aimlessly through Barcelona, physically present but mentally elsewhere. His wandering helps him revisit spaces that take on the form of reveries in a noisy city that never stops transforming.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-intermission
Getting Her, 30min, USA
Directed by Chris Haifley
A hipster lesbian Casanova takes her dorky best friend, a chauvinist and virgin under her wing to teach him how to romance ladies; the goal, lose his virginity before their 10 year high school reunion.
https://instagram.com/gettingher_pilot
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-getting-her
Law’s World: Lipstick Bandit, 13min., USA
Directed by Law Artis
“A sassy pansexual sex blogger prepares for a high-profile house tour, but his plans are derailed by his narcissistic bestie, determined to retrieve something she claims is irreplaceable.”
http://lawartis.com/https://instagram.com/laws_world
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-laws-world
PEELING, 17min,. Japan
Directed by Ryusei Emi
The main character Shiori, who struggles with her own identity, one day visits a women’s sex club. She has a secret that she cannot tell anyone and is afraid of being rejected, so she has a hard time exposing herself. With the help of her therapist, Takeru, she peels away her insecurities and fears.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-peeling
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 