Tag: LGBT/ Drama

Short Film: DOST, 41min., Netherlands, LGBT/Drama

Alko, a youngster living in the Dutch countryside, is occupied with girls, carbide-shooting and his changing body. While he and his best friend Björn are struggling with their emerging sexuality, the villagers suspect Alko of being gay. This troubles him so much that he makes a decision he will learn to regret. Project Links  Website… Continue reading Short Film: DOST, 41min., Netherlands, LGBT/Drama

Short Film: THERE’S STILL GOOD, 12min., South Africa, LGBT/Drama

There’s Still Good is a short film about the danger of a single story. The story is focalized through Will, a young black student from Cape Town who travels to the suburbs with his white boyfriend, K, to meet Joy, K’s mother. At dinner, Joy asks Will what his ‘African’ name is, and the characters… Continue reading Short Film: THERE’S STILL GOOD, 12min., South Africa, LGBT/Drama

Short Film: RELIGION, 4min, UK, LGBT/Drama

Made in collaboration with the UK’s leading LGBTQ charity Stonewall, Religion is a short film that highlights the struggle some people of colour face when reconciling their sexuality with their religious background. Project Links  Website  Twitter Film Type: Short Runtime: 4 minutes 28 seconds Completion Date: August 31, 2018 Production Budget: 800 USD Country of… Continue reading Short Film: RELIGION, 4min, UK, LGBT/Drama

Short Film: SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, 11min., Philippines, LGBT/Drama

JOSHUA, a timid teenager, comes home one night after beaten up by the school’s bully. Feeling the urge to avenge himself, he decides to take matters into his own hands. But things don’t go as planned. Now, he is left with no choice but to seek help from his policeman father. Project Links  Facebook

Short Film: BODIES OF WATER, 14min., USA, LGBT/Drama

It’s 1982, Marsh is 24 years old, and he struggles with a tormenting secret. Feeling disconnected human relationships others take for granted, Marsh treads water in the often painful doldrums of everyday life. One night, a spark ignites Marsh’s imagination of what could be and he embarks on a private quest until the time comes… Continue reading Short Film: BODIES OF WATER, 14min., USA, LGBT/Drama

Short Film: BO & MEI, 15min., UK, LGBT/Drama

A short film about a Chinese immigrant family who experiences racial prejudice as well as prejudice of a different kind within their own home. This is a story about a young person who with the support of their loving sibling is able to stand up for the things that make them different. Film Type: Short,… Continue reading Short Film: BO & MEI, 15min., UK, LGBT/Drama

Short Film: UTOPIA, 15min., USA, LGBT/Drama

Utopia is a surreal drama about an aspirational, blond young lady who wakes up from a coma in Uganda. And, no — nothing is as it seems. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter News & Reviews “The Monthly Film Festival” Film of the Month Review https://tmff.net/reviews/utopia/ “Film Strip International Film Festival” Short Films Review https://www.fiffest.net/utopia  

Short Film: YAMAN, 17min., Australia, LGBT/ Drama

Yaman follows a young couple Nitya and Vishal, at the most pivotal juncture of their lives. With a deep spiritual and empirical connection to classical Indian music the narrative disentangles the chronologies of the past and the present of their decade long relationship. Project Links  Website  Facebook  Twitter Film Type: Short Runtime: 17 minutes Completion… Continue reading Short Film: YAMAN, 17min., Australia, LGBT/ Drama