Director: King Louie Palomo
Script: Stephanie Cardona
Producer: King Louie Palomo, Vivian Davidson, Ian Macdonald
With: Kenneth Wyse/Kendall Gender, Riley Davis
Canada, 2022, 22 min, English
Starring “Canada’s Drag Race” legend Kendall Gender, “Stay” is a tender exploration of relationships. On their last night in town, Kaleb – known more commonly by the stage name Ivy Diamonds, meets Ryan, an artist from Vancouver. The few hours they spend together before Kaleb heads back to his tumultuous relationship bring him an unexpected sense of clarity.
Director: Jonah Weinstein
Script: Jonah Weinstein
Producers: Gene Goldstein-Plesser, Hannah Welever, Molly Rose Heller, Maria Fernanda Diez
With: Jonah Weinstein, Yair Ben-Dor
USA, 12 minutes, 2023, English
Noah and Jonah are gay Jewish husbands and new parents to a baby boy. When Noah and Jonah’s parents arrive at their home expecting a traditional bris for their grandson, Noah and Jonah are forced to reveal that they had something very different in mind for their son: no circumcision.
Director: Jérémy Piette
Script: Jérémy Piette
Producer: Emmanuel Chaumet
With: Paul Lemarchand
France, 26 minutes, 2023, French with English subtitles
It’s the end of summer and it’s time for Arthur to leave his friends. Wishing to stay on the beach forever, the melancholic teenager who is in love, will unintentionally summon nocturnal creatures that might help him turn the page.
Director: Bese Komáromy
Script: Bese Komáromy
Producer: Gábor Osváth
With: Zsolt DérKey, Dániel Pásztor
Hungary, 18 minutes, 2023, Hungarian with English subtitles
Late at night, a young male model arrives at a photographer’s apartment, and as soon as he invites him in, the cat-and-mouse game begins. The realistic, queer setting soon turns into a more allegorical fever dream, where words hurt on a physical level.
Director: Can Merdan Dogan
Script: Can Merdan Dogan
Producer: Erkan Taskiran
With: Mustafa Kırantepe, Deniz Görkem Kaya
Turkey, 18 minutes, 2023, Turkish with English subtitles
Hüseyin, a family man, is forced to share a bed with his brother-in-law Fırat, who is visiting them. The weather is unbearably hot and Hüseyin’s “longest night” begins.
Director: Louisa Connolly-Burnham
Script: Louisa Connolly-Burnham
Producers: Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Augusta Woods
With: Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Mia McKenna-Bruce
UK, 28 minutes, 2024, English
Two sister-wives married to the same man start to develop feelings for each other.
Director: Rita Hostt, Tadeo Pestaña Caro
Script: Rita Hostt
Producer: Pipi Galeano, Rita Hostt
With: Nuria Wassaf, Coni Marino
Argentina, 14 minutes, 2024, Spanish with English subtitles
Veronica is known for falling in love with her middle-aged teachers. One day, wondering why this is, she has an epiphany.
Director: Luka Lara Steffen
Script: Luka Lara Steffen
Producers: Sophia Lorena, Gamboa Huamán
With: Alida Stricker
Germany, 30 minutes, 2023, German with English subtitles
For 17-year-old Johanna, a vacation in idyllic Piecht is anything but relaxing. While her mother dreams of an ecological alternative life, a real nightmare unfolds for Johanna as she is confronted with a far-right community and their backwards ideas. She bravely tries to get to the bottom of what is happening, but encounters brutal resistance.
Director: Daniel Path
Script: Daniel Path
Producer: Pablo Maldonado
With: Ema Verecká
Czech Republic, 7 minutes, 2024, English
“Fuck this Shit, Love me!” is a romantic comedy that tells the story of a teenage girl navigating the modern dating world. Emma pours out her frustrations into her diary about the challenges of finding true love in a world where bad dates follow worse ones, and dating apps bring more despair than hope. But what if what Emma really needs is not what she’s been so desperately searching for? The film reveals that love can come unexpectedly.
Director: Tim Lanzinger
Script: Tim Lanzinger
With: Via Jikeli, Tim Lanzinger
Germany, 15 minutes, 2024, German with English subtitles
This queer love story is about the special relationship between a gay protagonist and his lesbian friend and the great test their friendship has to face when something significant changes between them.
