Two best friends, each with his own peculiar trait, struggle to overcome their burdening inhibitions. But only if they learn to let go will they be able to save their friendship and their love. CAST LIST: Reha – 1 – Ariel Brooker Amandine – 1 – Regan Brown Narration – Sean Ballantyne Matthew – 18… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading: CHOKING BACK TEARS by Oren Weitz
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LGBT Best Scene Reading of Adulthood by Sam Morgan Macneil
Three queers and a hetero graduate from college – falling off the marshmallowy field of secure adolescence and into the soul-crushing, dream-destroying swamp of adulthood. Everything goes right…to shit. CAST LIST: Freddie 20s – 7 – Hartley O. Gyamfi Greta 20s – 8 – Georgia Grant Narration – Allen Michael Brunet Tammy 20s – 13… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of Adulthood by Sam Morgan Macneil
LGBT Best Scene Reading of ACCEPTANCE IS….. by Belle Angel
CAST LIST: Tara: Ariel Brooker Jade: Georgia Grant Narrator: Kevin Gabel Harry: Allen Michael Brunet Diana: Regan Brown Dr. Howard: Hartley O. Gyamfi ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
LGBT 1st Scene Reading: SIGHT UNSEEN, by Nicholas Downs, Susan Mac Nicol
Tragedy brings together a reserved but brilliant sculptor and an outgoing gallery owner, friends whose love was sidetracked—but was always meant to be deeper. CAST LIST: Jon: Russell Batcher Narrator: Kat Smiley Cody: Bryan Kling Nathan: Jolly Amoako ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
LGBT 1st Scene Reading of Off Script by Tamar Palmer
On the verge of making her dreams a reality, a 16-year-old aspiring actress discovers that her parents’ marriage isn’t what she believed and everything she thought she understood about relationships is turned upside down. As she struggles to hold on to her version of “happily ever after,” her mother must decide how much she’s… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Reading of Off Script by Tamar Palmer
August 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
Submit exclusively via FilmFreeway: LGBT Short Screenplay: LOOK IN MY EYES by Eddie BacaAugust 2018 LGBT Short Screenplay: CONVERTED by Dana QuercioliAugust 2018 LGBT Short Screenplay: OLDFISH by Kate Whitehead & Esha KhanAugust 2018 LGBT Short Screenplay: SKATE NIGHT by Kate WhiteheadAugust 2018 *** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson… Continue reading August 2018 Winning LGBT Stories
LGBT Best Scene: A TRIP TO ROME by Joe Petricca
Who would kill a priest? Let alone two priests. A TRIP TO ROME begins as the bodies of two Catholic priests are discovered in a car by the side of the road shot gangland style. We then cut to months earlier and follow the lives of Father Reynaldo Ruiz, Washington D. C.’s most celebrated and… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene: A TRIP TO ROME by Joe Petricca
LGBT Best Scene: TAKE ME TO EUROHEAVEN by Fatih Melek
Ali, a big Eurovision fan, travels to the host city to watch the contest live and enjoy the Eurovision week with close friends. But once the flat they rented online turns out to be a disaster, Ali has to take shelter in the house of a popular Eurovision blog crew and keep up with their… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene: TAKE ME TO EUROHEAVEN by Fatih Melek
LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Unvarnished Tales of the Green Fairy by Jacob Cullen
A self-destructive, gay, male prostitute seeks to break free from a co-dependent relationship with his boyfriend/pimp and dominate the West Hollywood sex-trade by serving an eccentric and elite clientele, in order to enjoy the cache and control for once in his life. Drunken Mess – 2 – Justin Hay Narration – Georgia Grant Janine – 21… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of The Unvarnished Tales of the Green Fairy by Jacob Cullen
Winning LGBT 1st Scene Screenplay: PUNKER AND PROPHET by M. V. Montgomery
Genre: Drama Two young LGBTQ women from very different backgrounds form a close bond and help to fight each other’s battles. CAST LIST: Heather: Julie C. Sheppard Ginny: Pearl Ho Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Bill: Peter Nelson Selah: Katelyn Vanier ****** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: Kimberly Villarruel Camera Op: Mary Cox
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 