2025 Festival
To the Moon
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FLCloseted single dad Sam (Jacob Sampson) finds his world upended when he meets a handsome stranger. Meanwhile, his daughter Ella (Phoebe Rex) struggles with the challenges of teenagerhood, and their writer’s block-suffering neighbor Claire (Amy Groening) tries to mine this offbeat father/daughter duo for source material. An ensemble comedy about love, choreographed dance, kitchen safety, stranger danger, planetary physics, and the idea that it’s never too late in life to figure out who you really are.
Kevin Hartford, 2024, Canada, 85 min
PRECEDED BY:
The Space You Need
Sam Peter Jackson * UK * 21 Min
Plainclothes
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FLLucas , a closeted undercover cop, falls for a married man he’s assigned to entrap in Carmen Emmi’s ’90s-set erotic drama Plainclothes. Initially focused on his duty to arrest men cruising in shopping mall bathrooms, his mission takes an unexpected turn after a charged encounter with one of his marks. Plainclothes simmers with urgency, its story of repression and control striking a nerve in a time when queer visibility and freedom are once again under threat. (synopsis by Jarred Abbott – Frameline)
Carmen Emmi, 2025, USA, 95 min
PRECEDED BY:
Three Courses
In Spanish with English subtitles
San Pedro Zacatenco & Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico, 12 min
Lakeview
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FLWhen 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
Preceded By:
Rose Colored
Ruby Wright, USA, 10 min
Like the Very Gods
Lazarus Lazarides, USA, 12 min
MASC
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FLIn 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
Preceded by:
Capetillo
In Spanish with English subtitles
Antonio Asencio, Puerto Rico, 22 min
Deep Dish Dimples
Manuel Villarreal, USA, 10 min
Sugar Beach
AMC West Shore 210 Westshore Plaza, Tampa, FLRosalyn, 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
Preceded by:
Arriba Beach
Portuguese/English
Nishchaya Gera, Portugal, 35 min