International Documentary Short Films

USA, 16 minutes, 2025, English

In 1970, an eccentric young stripper named Shelly Baumann loses her leg in a freak parade canon accident, then uses her settlement money to open ‘Shelly’s Leg’ disco – one of the nation’s first and most consequential openly gay spaces. Narrated by Oscar-nominee, Kathleen Turner.

Director: Wes Hurley
Script: Wes Hurley
With: Kathleen Turner

USA, 9 minutes, 2024, English

A lyrical portrait of Nikyle Begay, a non-binary shepherd and weaver; working to preserve their way of life through the traditional art of weaving.

Directors: Dasha Levin, Mason Cazalet, Mihika Das, Matthew Wisdom
With: Nikyle Begay

France, 11 minutes, 2025, English

In the 1950s Singapore’s transgender community began to settle in the Bugis street area. Attracted by the street reputation as « the Montmartre of Singapore » tourists and sailors from all over the world came to enjoy themselves until dawn, sometimes being seduced by trans women dressed like divas. In the early 1980s, an urban renovation project planned to demolish the area.

Directors: Alexe Liebert, Alain Soldeville
Script: Alain Soldeville, Alexe Liebert, Ava Gia Salamat
With: Ava Gia Salamat

Romania, 13:23 minutes, 2024, Romanian with English subtitles

Video performance by the interdisciplinary Romanian transgender artist Elvisey Pisică, addressing mental health and LGBT issues from a personal standpoint. The film exposes the complexity and emotional toll of a minority individual’s struggle for social integration, employment, and the experience of raw and transformative relationships.

Director: Simona Veronica Constantin
Script: Elvisey Pisică
With: Elvisey Pisică