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Short Film: A FRIEND OF DOROTHY, 4min., Sweden, LGBT/Family

Gabrielle comes home and finds her two dads in distress, they want to have a serious talk. Project Title (Original Language): Välkommen Ut Film Type: Short Runtime: 4 minutes 42 seconds Completion Date: July 20, 2016 Country of Origin: Sweden Country of Filming: Sweden Film Language: Swedish Shooting Format: BMPC 2k Aspect Ratio: 2.39 Film… Continue reading Short Film: A FRIEND OF DOROTHY, 4min., Sweden, LGBT/Family

Director BIO: Kayden Phoenix (PENANCE)

Director Biography – Kayden Phoenix Kayden Phoenix is a Chicana Writer and Director from Boyle Heights, California. She received a full ride academic scholarship to Loyola Marymount University where she acquired a BA in Business Administration, with an Emphasis in Marketing. Upon entering the industry, the first thing she noticed was the industry dominated standard- complete… Continue reading Director BIO: Kayden Phoenix (PENANCE)

Short Film: PENANCE, 4min., USA, LGBT/Experimental

Latinnials usurp their conversion therapy class and take their justice. Project Links Website Facebook Film Type: Short Genres: lgtbq, horror, thriller Runtime: 3 minutes 50 seconds Completion Date: August 22, 2018 Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Arri Film Color: Color

Short Film: YAMAN, 17min., Australia, LGBT/ Drama

Yaman follows a young couple Nitya and Vishal, at the most pivotal juncture of their lives. With a deep spiritual and empirical connection to classical Indian music the narrative disentangles the chronologies of the past and the present of their decade long relationship. Project Links Website Facebook Twitter Film Type: Short Runtime: 17 minutes Completion… Continue reading Short Film: YAMAN, 17min., Australia, LGBT/ Drama

Winning LGBT Short Screenplay Reading of CAIROS by Zach Paul Brown

During a rare celestial event, two women reunite. CAST LIST: Woman 1 – 1 – PAOLA SCATTOLON Student (f) – 3 – KATELYN VARAD Narration – PETER NELSONI Lee (F, 29 black) – KYANA TERESA Zach (20s Caucasian) – NICK DOLAN Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: *** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean… Continue reading Winning LGBT Short Screenplay Reading of CAIROS by Zach Paul Brown

LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading of VIN AND JILL by Gracious Vallarious

After drunkenly assaulting his intolerant father, a young transgender man, Vinny Talarosa, meets a fastidious lawyer and trans woman, Jillian Hunter, who helps him out of his family predicament. Relating to his experience, she invites him to stay with her, but on two conditions: he can’t drink and must keep a job. His father’s old… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay Reading of VIN AND JILL by Gracious Vallarious

LGBT Festival Testimonial – November 29 2018

Todd Jackson Entering this festival was awesome! Their team responded promptly and even provided feedback to help me improve my script. It was a great experience! It’s always nice hearing directly from the team at the festival and getting quality feedback. Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: LGBT Winning Screenplays: LGBT Short Film Videos:

LGBT Festival Testimonial – November 27 2018

Christianne Charles Wonderful experience. This is one of my first experiences with festivals and it was an extremely positive one. The timely thoughtful feedback, close communication, and the promotional opportunities make it a very worthwhile contest. I had the chance to develop my reel. Special thanks to the wonderful people behind the festival, M. Toffolo.… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – November 27 2018

LGBT Festival Testimonial – November 26 2018

Kate Whitehead This is a great festival with a great team. Their communication was amazing. We were to pleased with the quality of the taped reading of our screenplay and it really helped us with our script moving forward. I would recommend this festival to literally anyone. Superb. September 2018 Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: LGBT… Continue reading LGBT Festival Testimonial – November 26 2018

November 2018 Winning LGBT Stories

Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: LADY OF THE NIGHT, 13min., Norway, LGBT ZAYA, 6min., Canada, LGBT CROWNING CHANGE – THE ERIN O’FLAHERTY STORY, 17min., USA, LGBT PELICAN, 5min., USA, LGBT MANY LOVES, ONE HEART, 18min., USA, LGBT BREATHING THROUGH A STRAW, 18min., Canada, LGBT LGBT BEST SCENE: Girl in the Navy Blue Sweater by Laura… Continue reading November 2018 Winning LGBT Stories