2025 Festival
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Sugar Beach
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, TampaRosalyn, a wealthy and talented high school senior, grapples with immense grief after the loss of her brother. The void left behind by his absence consumes her, and she begins a descent into addiction—alcohol becoming her solace as she numbs the pain and confusion. Amidst her downward spiral, she finds herself in a complex relationship with two other people, Isaac, and Emma.
Noely Mendoza, 2025, USA, 90 min
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Arriba Beach
Portuguese/English
Nishchaya Gera, Portugal, 35 min
MASC
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, TampaIn a world of pundits and politicians seeking to “reclaim manhood,” a young queer filmmaker journeys to discover non-toxic masculinity across class, race, and gender in America today, leading him to confront his own religious upbringing, pastor father, and what he was taught it means to be a man.
Andy Motz, 2024, USA, 74 min
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Capetillo
In Spanish with English subtitles
Antonio Asencio, Puerto Rico, 22 min
Deep Dish Dimples
Manuel Villarreal, USA, 10 min
Lakeview
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, TampaWhen a queer friend group unites for a girls' weekend celebrating a divorce, their old feelings, new relationships, and shifting dynamics crash into each other in the shadow of summer’s dying light. Darcy (Lesley Smith) is finally divorced, to the relief of her friends, but they are bringing their own drama to this celebration weekend. Lakeview is a celebration of the power (and damage) of familiarity, what happens when lessons learned don’t lead to patterns broken.
Tara Thorne, 2024, Canada, 100 min
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Rose Colored
Ruby Wright, USA, 10 min
Like the Very Gods
Lazarus Lazarides, USA, 12 min