Category: LGBT Films

Get to know the short film: MASQUERADING: TO HELL AND BACK, 13min., South Africa, LGBT/Documentary

Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 Two hilarious and eccentric old drag queens living in Cape Town, South Africa remember their lives and how they survived years of brutal and terrifying discrimination. The fifty year old drag queens remember the apartheid years, where up till 1994 in South Africa… Continue reading Get to know the short film: MASQUERADING: TO HELL AND BACK, 13min., South Africa, LGBT/Documentary

Get to know the short film: SUNLIGHT OVER WATER, 15min., Canada, LGBT/Drama

Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 High-schooler Merit discovers his sexuality through a tumultuous relationship with his friend Julien. Film Type: Student Genres: Drama, Coming of Age, Queer Runtime: 15 minutes 3 seconds Completion Date: April 8, 2017 Production Budget: 300 USD Country of Origin: Canada Country of Filming:… Continue reading Get to know the short film: SUNLIGHT OVER WATER, 15min., Canada, LGBT/Drama

Director BIO: Jessica Adler

Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 Director Biography Jessica is a writer and filmmaker with a BA from Sarah Lawrence College. She works professionally in feature film, with credits featuring Robert Redford, Gerard Butler and Bruce Willis. Jessica’s directorial work includes several published plays as well as original work,… Continue reading Director BIO: Jessica Adler

Get to know the short film: CHRISTINE, 10min, USA, LGBT/Coming of Age

Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 With the help of her best friend, Christine redefines her perception of strength and what it means to be herself.   Project Links  Website Film Type: Short, Student Genres: Drama, Coming of Age, LGBTQ, Children’s Runtime: 10 minutes 3 seconds Completion Date: March… Continue reading Get to know the short film: CHRISTINE, 10min, USA, LGBT/Coming of Age

Director BIO: Tabs Breese & Georgia Oakley

Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 Director Biography Tabs and Georgia are filmmakers from London. Tabs is in the film department at Pulse Films where she works across their slate of feature documentaries. Credits include THE DEAD SEA, a short about the migrant crisis (TriForce Audience Award 2017, London… Continue reading Director BIO: Tabs Breese & Georgia Oakley

Get to know the short film: WE DID NOT FALL FROM THE SKY, 26min., UK, Experimental/Relationship

Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 Purushi, Pratiksha and Shalu are three best friends and trans women struggling to find their place in contemporary Indian society, often via the only means of making a living available to them: sex work and begging. Our film is a highly stylised art… Continue reading Get to know the short film: WE DID NOT FALL FROM THE SKY, 26min., UK, Experimental/Relationship

Get to know the short film: IT GETS BETTER?, 11min., USA, LGBT/Experimental

Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 An older gay man is inspired to record a testimonial after watching a bisexual teenager’s video, assuring him that ‘It Gets Better.’   Project Links  Facebook Stephen Riscica Director Stephen Riscica Writer Stephen Riscica Producer Delia Kelly Producer Gregg Prosser Producer Stephen Riscica… Continue reading Get to know the short film: IT GETS BETTER?, 11min., USA, LGBT/Experimental

Director BIO: Beth David & Esteban Bravo

Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 Project Links  Facebook News & Reviews “YouTube Falls Hard for ‘In a Heartbeat,’ a Boy-Meets-Boy Story” The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/movies/in-a-heartbeat-movie.html “‘In a Heartbeat’: Animated Short About Same-Gender Crush Goes Viral” NBC News http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/heartbeat-animated-short-about-same-gender-crush-goes-viral-n788426 “Meet the Lesbian and Gay Man Behind Viral… Continue reading Director BIO: Beth David & Esteban Bravo

Get to know the short film: IN A HEARTBEAT, 4min., USA, LGBT/Animation

Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams   Project Links  Facebook News & Reviews “YouTube Falls Hard for ‘In a Heartbeat,’ a Boy-Meets-Boy… Continue reading Get to know the short film: IN A HEARTBEAT, 4min., USA, LGBT/Animation