SHORTS SHOWCASE
SHORTS SHOWCASE
A vibrant mix of queer stories—funny, fierce, tender, and bold—all gathered into one irresistible package.
Kan-Kan, Saturday, November 8 | 3:30PM | 85 Minutes
GIRLFRIEND GIRLFRIEND
Director: Sara Werner | USA | 5 Minutes — Watch Trailer
A queer woman's mind is blown by her new coworker's bold question in this experimental short film.
DIVIDE
Director: Jeanette Buck | USA | 9 Minutes — Watch Trailer
Two estranged siblings of opposing political persuasions cleaning out their mother's home after her death, fight over the inheritance of a sentimental souvenir.
CLEAN SLATE
Director: Emily May Jampel | USA | 9 Minutes — Watch Trailer
Two Asian nonbinary best friends and actors must make some sacrifices when they go up for the same breakout role.
SPACE DADDY
Director: Stephen Carruthers | UK | 10 Minutes — Watch Trailer
A hookup between twentysomething Andy and a mysterious hunk (played by Crystal from Drag Race UK) who meet on a dating app has some out-of-this-world consequences.
DOUBLE DATE
Director: Hannah Wolf | USA | 9 Minutes
A newly out middle-aged lesbian panics before a third date and impulsively hires a sex worker to help her prepare.
TIGER LILY MOUNTAIN PASS
Director: Nate King | USA | 5 Minutes — Watch Trailer
This hand-drawn, animated short was inspired by director Nate King's time spent in the forests of Appalachia. In a region where queerness is often hidden or disguised, the work explores nature as a space of queer erotic encounter.
JUST BETWEEN US
Director: Vac Hug | USA | 15 Minutes
Sam and Dustin’s open marriage unravels after one probing question: do they ever sleep together alone? Spiraling into temptation and mistakes, Sam is forced to confront what intimacy means when love lives in the gray. Featuring special guest Ben Baur.
PORELESS
Director: Harris Doran | USA | 13 Minutes — Watch Trailer
A fabulous, queer, Muslim beauty entrepreneur competes in a Shark Tank-like contest after suffering an untimely allergic reaction.
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE
Director: Baz Sells | UK | 9 Minutes — Watch Trailer
A movingly tender animation, based on Dean Atta’s eponymous poem, sees two boys on a journey of self-acceptance and love, for each other and themselves.