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EING SASCHA, 36min., Switzerland, Documentary Directed by Manuel Gübeli Sascha’s name wasn’t always Sascha. But now it is. Sascha doesn’t identify as a man or as a woman, but as trans non-binary. A story about what it means to live in a society that wasn’t expecting you. A glimpse into a life that allows us… Continue reading SHORT FILM TRAILER: BEING SASCHA, 36min., Switzerland, Documentary

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: NEW FLESH FOR THE OLD CEREMONY Best Performances: DEFINING DODO Best Cinematography: THE VIRTUAL CONNECTION Best Sound & Music: WHAT I DIDN’T SAY Theme of night: Exposing unfairness. NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: June Shorts 2021 LGBTQ+ FEEDBACK Film Festival

Gregory Caruso is a writer, director, and producer from Los Angeles. Since graduating from USC’s Cinema School in 2014, he has founded his own production company (Bristol Pictures) and has written and directed five short films. His first three features have appeared on Netflix – the last being his first indie-narrative – a coming-of-age period-piece… Continue reading Director BIO: Gregory Caruso (CONVERSION)

Michele Bianchi was born in Rieti, a small town in central Italy, and grew up with his family in Castel San Benedetto (RI). Here he come into contact with the committee of the small town, with which he collaborated very young in the representation of popular comedies in vernacular. Later, he attended the artistic high… Continue reading Director Biography – Michele Bianchi (WHAT I DIDN’T SAY)

Following a violent earthquake in the Lazio hinterland, Sebastiano is forced to go for a short stay to the large house of his aunt Lavinia and his cousin Milo, in full self-knowledge. Cohabitation will bring the two to relive past experiences, in a hostile and provincial reality.

Lauren Harris, a Philadelphia Native, graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with a double major in Dramatic Arts (emphasis on Acting) and Spanish (fluent). She has studied at the Berridge Conservatory in Normandy, France, The Pig Iron Theatre Company in Philadelphia, PA, and the British American Dramatic Academy in London, England. Lauren… Continue reading Director Biography – Lauren Harris (DEFINING DODO)

This story was written to spark viewers’ prior knowledge (even if only on a tangential level) of growing up and navigating the realities of machismo in the pursuit of self-expression from a Latino perspective. This lens is important for exploring how a gay male character tries to work through mental and emotional wellbeing, as well… Continue reading Short Film: DEFINING DODO, 13min., USA, Drama

Elizabeth Rakhilkina, an alumna of New York University, is a filmmaker whose Chekhovian screen adaptation short film Sleepy won the Best Female Director award in Moscow Indie Film Festival. Born and raised in a Russian province, schooled in South England, and currently residing between Texas and New York City, Elizabeths’s work has been screened in… Continue reading Director Biography – Elizabeth Rakhilkina (NEW FLESH FOR THE OLD CEREMONY)

A lesbian reverie set amidst the backwoods of New England, New Flesh for the Old Ceremony explores the physicality of grief through a macabre fable about a woman whose wife is devoured by and then possesses their beloved pack of dogs. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Instagram

Billy Clift is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker for his feature documentary A LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM: THE ADVOCATE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS. He has written, produced and directed critically acclaimed comedies, such as Baby Jane? and Hush Up Sweet Charlotte. Recently he created TV shows Behind the Bar, Underground, a travel show, and most recently Food Fetish,… Continue reading Director Biography – Billy Clift (THE VIRTUAL CONNECTION)