Author: lgbttorontofilmfestival

In a bleak futuristic world were zombies exist and are outliers in society, a man who is part of the elite civil service, hides a major secret about his identity that could result in a grim fate. CAST LIST: Narration: Steve Rizzo Board Barista: Andy Camp Hector: Bill Poulin Steven: Sean Ballantyne Martha: Hannah Ehman… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival BEST Scene Reading: NZR, by Leon Masters

Shawna Schultz has been directing short documentaries for 12 years. Her passion is telling meaningful stories that have character.

Denver’s LGBTQ+ Ally and Pioneer, a short documentary about a straight man who buys a gay bar in the 80s and becomes a lifelong LGBTQ+ pioneer and ally. Project Links  Website

Laura O’Grady likes to keep busy. From national broadcasters to documentaries that have been screened around the world, Laura O’Grady has produced, coordinated, written or directed hundreds of hours of content. She has received many Canadian Screen Award nominations, provincial awards, and has had 2 films debut at the Hot Docs Film Festival. 2021 marks… Continue reading Director Biography – Laura O’Grady (UNDETECTABLE)

Undetectable breaks down the roadblocks and exposes the gatekeepers that have stopped the world from becoming HIV/AIDS free. the documentary is a deep dive into the hysteria, misinformation, stigma, and prejudice that has surrounded the HIV virus since it was identified in the early 80s.. through the eyes of current front line workers and tireless… Continue reading Short Film: UNDETECTABLE, 42min., Canada, Documentary

Dale is an accomplished professional with 30+ years’ experience in business; managing companies, finances, and business development. Dale has two university degrees in architecture and worked as a buildings architect for 15 years. He transitioned to Information Technology in 1993, founding and selling a web hosting startup. After selling that company Dale worked in investment… Continue reading Director Biography – Dale Windle (UNDECTABLE)

A Many Splendored Queen! A profile of a Chinese Canadian restaurateur with a big heart, running a successful restaurant, hosting wild karaoke parties & making people happy as the amazing, flamboyant, wonderful drag queen CHINA DOLL! Project Links  Website  Facebook

Showcase of the best SHORT FILMS in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Film: THEY/THEM Best Direction: ULRICHS 1867 Best Performances: THE NEARING OF JORDYN SIMMONS Best Cinematography: SUNDOWN TOWN Best Production Design: LESBIAN Best Sound & Music: 75 CENTS Theme of night: Life NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: SEPTEMBER SHORTS 2021 LGBTQ+ FEEDBACK Film Festival

Sven Niemeyer is a german movement director and choreographer. Besides his work for stage (Musicaltheater), Film and TV, he produces dance-short-films. His first film COLD (2017), about (postnatal) depression, won several awards cross the globe.ULRICHS 1867 is his third work and second collaboration with DOP Markus Kopeke.http://www.svenniemeyer.com Director Statement Besides my work for Musical theater,… Continue reading Director Biography – Sven Niemeyer (ULRICHS 1867)

Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895), was a lawyer, journalist, publisher, writer, pioneer of sexology and is known as the “first open gay man” and “LGBTQ+”-activist in Germany. At the German Juristentag in Munich in 1867, he publicly called for the impunity of same-sex sexual acts for the first time in a speech, which led to tumultuous… Continue reading Short Film: ULRICHS 1867, 10min., Germany, Drama