AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS Best Film: IN A HEARTBEAT Best Performances: IT GETS BETTER? Best Cinematography: CHRISTINE Best Music: The music from MASQUERADING: TO HELL AND BACK Watch Audience FEEDBACK Videos: CHRISTINE, 10min, USA, LGBT/Coming of Age WATCH Audience FEEDBACK SUNLIGHT OVER WATER, 15min., Canada, LGBT/Drama WATCH Audience FEEDBACK IN A HEARTBEAT, 4min., USA, LGBT/Animation WATCH Audience FEEDBACK MASQUERADING: TO… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: December 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival
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WE DID NOT FALL FROM THE SKY Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the Dec. 2017 LGBT Festival
WE DID NOT FALL FROM THE SKY, 26min., UK, Experimental/Relationship Directed by Tabs Breese & Georgia Oakley 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… Continue reading WE DID NOT FALL FROM THE SKY Short Film – Audience FEEDBACK from the Dec. 2017 LGBT Festival
Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay of ÁNH SÁNG, by Barry Brennessel
Genre: Romance, LGBT, Drama French Indochina, 1917. Two teenage boys discover their feelings for one another transcend mere friendship. But the hardships under French colonial rule, and the effects of the Great War, alter their lives forever. CAST LIST: Narration: Carina Cojeen Minh: Xavier de Guzman Thao: Anthony Yu Laurent: Fabio Abreu Minh’s Mother:… Continue reading Winning LGBT Feature Screenplay of ÁNH SÁNG, by Barry Brennessel
LGBT Best Scene Reading of SHEPHERDING CASSIE, by Michael Oborn
Genre: Drama, LGBT A father believes his nine-year-old daughter is sexually conflicted and puts her in a clinic dedicated to modifying behavior when, the town drunk, grandpa, finds out. Narrator: Sean Ballantyne Obie: David Schaap Sheriff: Neil Bennett Laurence: Noah Casey Emily: Clare Blackwood Agnes: Lauren Toffan Penny: Val Cole Get to know the writer:… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Reading of SHEPHERDING CASSIE, by Michael Oborn
October 2017 LGBT Stories, Screenplays, Films
Submit your LGBT Film or Screenplay to the Festival today: https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/ CRIME TV PILOT Screenplay – THE BIGGEST LITTLE October 2017 Readingby Craig Page LGBT TV PILOT Screenplay – THE UPSIDE OF OVER October 2017 Readingby Dan Hass **** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: John Johnson Camera Operator: Mary… Continue reading October 2017 LGBT Stories, Screenplays, 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
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: Stephen Riscica
Short Film: Playing at the LGBT Short Film Festival – December 11, 2017 Stephen Riscica is known for his work on It Gets Better? (2016), We Wait (2010) and Trip to the Moon (2018).
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
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 