DAY TWO
AUGUST 27
5 PROGRAMS
16 SCREENINGS
1:30 PM – 9:30 PM
MINDFULNESS
PROGRAM SIX
1:45 PM - 2:20 PM
DIRECTED BY
EWAN DUARTE
Queering Yoga tells stories of personal transformation and healing through yoga in the Queer, Trans, and QTPOC communities through the lens of decolonizing yoga.
RUNTIME: 46 MINUTES
BOX OF CHOCOLATES
PROGRAM SEVEN
2:30 PM - 4:05 PM
DIRECTED BY
LISA MARIE TEDESCO
When the curtain descends on their final performance of Romeo and Juliet in drama club, high school seniors Abigail and Sky bid a fair adieu to the stage they loved while letting their most deepest desires for one another surface at the cast party.
RUNTIME: 17 MINUTES
MADISON THOMAS
KEVIN P. GABEL
DIRECTED BY
A romantic drama about two young men who meet for coffee one afternoon and quickly fall for each other. The film follows the course of their relationship through seven scenes in a story spanning years, exploring how they come into their own identities and struggle with challenges to their relationship and future happiness.
RUNTIME: 14 MINUTES
DIRECTED BY
MEL ORPEN
When Sam and Reggie get engaged, their future seems bright--until a terrible car accident leaves Reggie in a coma. And Sam must confront Reggie's homophobic mother to fight for a place at her hospital bedside before it's too late.
RUNTIME: 10 MINUTES
DIRECTED BY
ANDREW NEYLON
Life’s funny. Laundry isn’t.
RUNTIME: 10 MINUTES
DIRECTED BY
CRAIG SOUZA
An aging gay T.V. host, Al DeWitt, and his crew race to complete an episode on glory hole cozies. This spoof on PBS-style home improvement shows uncovers the behind-the-scenes antics of making a short, wildly Queer, shoestring-budget T.V. pilot.
RUNTIME: 28 MINUTES
WebOUT
PROGRAM EIGHT
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
MATTHEW CURIANO
BRANDON CONTRERAS
DIRECTED BY
Matt and Luis are about to head off to a fantastic, overpriced, bottomless brunch when Matt receives a text which forces him to reconsider. He realizes he should have stopped eating 36 hours ago.
RUNTIME: 7 MINUTES
DIRECTED BY
DANIEL GAYMON
With Broadway shut down and a virus on the loose, neighbors and besties Sharrod and Joey rely on each other to stay afloat in the “new normal”. Ironically, they both end up in Interracial dating situations with an old flame and a newly discovered neighbor.
RUNTIME: 16 MINUTES
DIRECTED BY
TYLER MARTIN
Follow Tyler – a gay, Christian, chronic masturbator – as he drops out of college in the deep south, and escapes to New York City to become a professional actor and singer-songwriter.
RUNTIME: 12 MINUTES
DIRECTED BY
WARREN WRIGHT
Funny Girls show-stopping number redone on stop-motion animation with Vintage Barbies.
RUNTIME: 4 MINUTES
DIRECTED BY
STEWART WADE
A man and a woman's 6 month "mene"-versary becomes complicated when they run into the man's ex - who is a sexy, flirty gay man. Turns out the "bi" in his online profile wasn't just an act of inclusive political correctness.
RUNTIME: 9 MINUTES
DIRECTED BY
FLORENCIA MANOVIL
An Oakland-based queer series centered around the lives of butch roommates Alex and Gin. The dramedy has been lauded for the diversity and authenticity of its characters.
RUNTIME: 23 MINUTES
UNSUNG HEROES
PROGRAM NINE
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
DIRECTED BY
JÖRG FOCKELE
Short documentary focusing on how 40+ years into the pandemic AIDS still impacts black communities across the U.S.
RUNTIME: 17 MINUTES
TRANS PRIDE
PROGRAM TEN
7:45 PM - 9:20 PM
DORIS METZ
IMOGEN KIMMEL
DIRECTED BY
Trans - I Got Life focuses on a world in which gender is no longer defined in binary terms, but is understood in a more fluid way.
RUNTIME: 95 MINUTES | GERMANY 🇩🇪