Filmmakers will be in attendance!

Joey’s Heart
Louise Lever, 2023, New Zealand, 14 min.

Joey, a self-described ‘gay Bridget Jones’ thinks she’ll never find her special someone. Tired of being the lonely singleton at parties, she meets Alice at the local community laughter club, perhaps her luck is about to change?

Chavo
Alecio Araci, 2023, Sweden, 15 min.

Tommy’s grill is a meeting place for the Romani community. Here a motley crew of people gather to eat and talk. When a young man visits the restaurant one evening, rumors begin to spread and Tommy is forced to revisit traumatic memories. In Romani and Swedish with English subtitles.

F**ked
Sarah Harrak, 2023, UK, 6 min.

The story of a married lesbian couple, in an open relationship, trying to navigate their curiosity and newfound freedom. A date takes an unexpected turn in this meditation on race, politics and history in Germany.

Shafted
Emerson Collins, Del Shores, 2023, USA, 20 min.

What do you do when you find yourself alone in an elevator with your gym crush? Joel and Rafi are in what seems to be a standard romantic comedy. But when the fourth wall shatters, the elevator makes way for harsh reality.

Dancing Heart
Amaranta Saavedra, 2021, Mexico, 13 min.

Lesbian love has always been a rebel act. But the relationship between Luisa and Violeta, teenagers and feminists, is pure anarchy.

Kevin
Tony Moore, Wesley Quinn, 2022, USA, 11 min.

A chance encounter with a stranger leads Kevin on an over-thinker’s journey to discover the nature of his new relationship.

The Tree
Ida Hansen Eldøen, 2023, Norway, 15 min.

Low and hungover, Rebecca finds herself fighting off her ex-girlfriend Vivian, who has turned up to claim the apple tree they had planted in Rebecca’s backyard.

Stood Up
Maggie Perotta, 2022, Florida, 14 min.

Christina and Sara find themselves stood up while they wait for their online dates to arrive. What happens during the course of the evening surprises them both. It’s a story about connection, self-empowerment, and the joy of spontaneity.

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