Tag: LGBT short film festival

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

September 2017 LGBT Stories, Screenplays, Films

Submit your LGBT Film or Screenplay to the Festival today: https://lgbttorontofilmfestival.com/   UNICORNLAND, 7min, USA, Comedy/Webseries WATCH Audience LAST NIGHT WAS A MISTAKE, 15min, USA, Romance/Comedy WATCH Audience FEEDBACK COUNTING, 10min, USA, LGBT, Romance WATCH Audience FEEDBACK   **** Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Director: Kierston Drier Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editor: John Johnson Camera Operator: Mary Cox

WALLY Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival

WALLY, 24min, USA, LGBT, Documentary Directed by Andy Galloway Wally Linebarger: a man cught in the turbulence of truth. Plagued by a past that longs to define him and a future that remains unsure, Wally presses forward. Despite a life of gain and loss, three lights continue to guide him. CLICK HERE – and see full info… Continue reading WALLY Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival

UNTIL DEATH DO US PART Short Film – Audience Feedback from August 2017 Film Festival

UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, 8min, USA, LGBT, Documentary Directed by Kristine Kirchmeier Young newlyweds Megan and Danielle Love immediately have their wedding vows put to the test after Megan is diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer a few weeks after they’re married. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film!