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Claudia Reig Valera (Valencia, 1990). ‘Resistencia trans’ es el tercer documental que dirige tras presentar hace poco el documental interactivo y largometraje sobre la desigualdad de género en el trabajo, ‘En la brecha’ (2018). Graduada en Comunicación Audiovisual, debutó hace tres años con ‘Que tiemble el Camino’ (2016); una historia sobre personas afectadas de Parkinson… Continue reading Director Biography – CLAUDIA REIG (TRANS RESISTANCE)

A story about the present and future past of different generations of trans people and how it affects the process of sexual transition in their daily lives Project Links  Website  Facebook

Curtis Lee is a Sydney based filmmaker that focuses predominantly on queer storytelling. Having spent the last two years developing the pilot episode for his new web series ‘Committed’, Curtis also works as an associate producer in television. Curtis writes, directs, acts, edits and has just recently started his own production company – FamiLee Productions… Continue reading Director Biography Curtis Lee (YESTERDAY, MY DEAD BOYFRIEND MESSAGED ME ON GRINDR)

Yesterday, My Dead Boyfriend Messaged Me on Grindr tells the story of Julian, a man dealing with the unexpected death of his boyfriend, Kinsey. In an attempt to move on from the grief, Julian logs onto Grindr only to be bombarded with messages of detached filth. Giving up on the app, he goes to turn… Continue reading Short Film: YESTERDAY, MY DEAD BOYFRIEND MESSAGED ME ON GRINDR, 18min., Australia

Zhang Hong-Jie is from Taipei, Taiwan., studied in the Graduate Institute of Applied Media Studies, National Taiwan University of Arts, and am an independent documentary director who uses the camera to observe and record social issues

This is a documentary portraying Taiwan’s first-ever, most-prominent and most outspoken gay activist, Chia-Wei Chi.

CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo Oliver: Geoff Mays Lukas: Sean Ballantyne

A teenage hustler and a cop have an encounter on the streets in 1970’s New York City. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Cop: Allan Michael Brunet Hustler: Steve Rizzo

Logline: A mentally unstable painter must overcome his tumultuous relationship with his narcissist lover, who uses and exploits him to advance his career. CAST LIST:Narrator: Steve RizzoPaul: Geoff MaysVincent: Sean BallantyneWaitress: Val Cole Theodorus: Bill Poulin

Two non-binary high end restoration laborers attempt a disembiguation of T.S. Elliot’s “The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock” while speculating on the sex life of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. CAST LIST:Narrator: Steve RizzoMax: Julie Sheppard Alex: Allison Kampf