A geeky Brisbane boy addicted to Tiny Teddies, Christopher Cosgrove has spent the last decade working as a freelance editor, cutting television commercials and corporate videos for clients such as Super Amart, Rio Tinto and Dreamworld. Frustrated by offline media and insufficient disk space, Christopher is eager to transition from the edit lab to the… Continue reading Director Biography – Christopher Cosgrove (BOLDLY GO)
Category: LGBT Films
Short Film: BOLDLY GO, 5min., Australia, Romance
A young gay man is hiding an embarrassing secret about his body. When a long-term crush begins seducing him at a party, he is forced to confront his shame and expose the truth, or risk losing the boy of his dreams. Project Links Website Facebook
Director Biography – Breno Moreira (DESMOND IS AMAZING)
He won his first camera at age 7. At 17, he directed his first documentary and at 22, with the short film “There ain’t no bad directing when you shoot pretty girls” he was the winner of the Audience Awards at the Cluj International Short Film Festival in Romania. As an advertising director, he has… Continue reading Director Biography – Breno Moreira (DESMOND IS AMAZING)
Short Film: DESMOND IS AMAZING, 4min., Brazil, Documentary
Performer, drag kid, awarded LGBTQ advocate, outspoken gay youth, editorial model, public speaker, founder of his own drag house, fashion designer and only 11 years old. Desmond Napoles is the star behind this unapologetic short film about unconditional acceptance, pride and love. News & Reviews “Meet drag kid in this new film” Dazed Magazine https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/42508/
Short Film: ENCLOUSRE, 11min, USA, Drama
A quiet girl who always lives in the enclosure wants to break out of chain she had been caught within all her life. Film Type: Short, Student Runtime: 10 minutes 58 seconds Completion Date: May 6, 2019 Production Budget: 12,000 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: Chinese, English… Continue reading Short Film: ENCLOUSRE, 11min, USA, Drama
Director Biography – Hailey Abernathy (FLOOD)
Hailey Abernathy is a 22-year-old writer and filmmaker based in Coastal Virginia who loves reading, painting, gardening, traveling and surfing. She currently works as a production assistant, writer and camera operator at WTKR News 3 in Norfolk, Va. and previously studied film at Old Dominion University. Here she wrote, directed and served as a crew… Continue reading Director Biography – Hailey Abernathy (FLOOD)
Short Film: FLOOD, 8min., USA, Drama
Allie wanders through various stages of her life struggling to choose between her sexuality and religion.
Director Biography – Parker Alexander Meyers (AND-1139)
Born and raised in Sarasota, Florida, Parker Alexander Meyers is a transgender filmmaker. Through his education at Ringling College of Art and Design, he has been able to hone his craft as well as work on Studio Lab Projects with professionals such as Kevin Smith, Justin Long, and Dylan McDermott. He will be graduating with… Continue reading Director Biography – Parker Alexander Meyers (AND-1139)
Short Film: AND-1139, 8min, USA, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A lonely man struggles with his feelings after an update to an android that he’s BETA testing develops the ability to physically and emotionally feel. Project Links Facebook Twitter Instagram
LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner: Jess, by Sean J.S. Jourdan, Danielle Prall
On the hard edge of the urban west, Jess, an ex-con and single mother, strives to provide for herself and her own in the face of desperate poverty. CAST LIST: Various: Nikolai Afanasev Carlos: Peter Mark Raphael Narrator: Carina Cojeen Jess: Kristen MacCulloch JJ: Kyana Teresa Various: Kaleb Alexander Writer Statement Danielle and I live… Continue reading LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner: Jess, by Sean J.S. Jourdan, Danielle Prall
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 