AMC West Shore
Events at this venue
Closing Shorts Program
All That’s Left
Fae Hartt * USA * 18min
Parallel Lines
Danny Wascou * USA * 16min
Loves Last Stand
Sam Stewart * USA * 15min
Campumentary
Victoria Kelleher * USA * 10min
Simp
Gabriel Carnick * USA * 7min
Unburied
Ayo Lawson * Nigeria * 13min
The Last Story on Earth
Aaron Immediato * USA * 18min
Beautiful Stranger
Javian Rodriguez * USA * 7min
Dragfox
Lisa Ott * Switzerland/UK * 8min
Sugar Beach
Rosalyn, 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
MASC
In 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
Lakeview
When 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
Plainclothes
Lucas , 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
Long Shorts Program
No Man is an Island
John Crane * United Kingdom * 24min
This is Jan
Robert Larriviere * USA * 21min
Crisantemo
Yuri Matoszko & Kane Kwik * Brazil * 28min
Amida
Majid Marhashemi * Iran * 25min
Mia Mio
Roxanne Peguet * Luxembourg * 20min
To the Moon
Closeted 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
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The Space You Need
Sam Peter Jackson * UK * 21 Min
Glitter and Doom
“You look like someone with a lot of songs inside,” says Glitter to Doom. And the songs are those of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers – the Indigo Girls. New arrangements and mashups of their classics are a delight in Tom Gustafson’s (Were the World Mine) homage to the soundtrack of love and the burning desire for “the dream.”
It’s Only Life After All
“Fans want to know what is personal,” says Emily Saliers. And, in spite of her admitted discomfort with the personal, Saliers and Amy Ray, the iconic Indigo Girls, go there in this acclaimed documentary by filmmaker Alexandria Bombach (On Her Shoulders).
The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)
Featuring an invigorating original score by Bachar Mar-Khalife and engaging performances, Lost Boys boldly explores ideas of freedom, the human need for love, and the ever-lingering effects that experiences in the juvenile detention system have on young people.
Jess Plus None
Let’s just say it: Jess is a hot mess. She is impulsive, whiney, and completely self-absorbed. That she is the maid of honor for her best friend is like an afterthought to Jess’ preoccupation with her recent breakup. The wedding is literally in the woods and a reunion of sorts for college friends and partners.
Afternoon Delights Shorts
A series of short films.
Black Barbie
“It took 21 years for one black fashion doll to be worthy of the Barbie name.” So says award winning Queer director, Lagueria Davis (Maid of Dishonor) who decided to make “Black Barbie” after spending time with her Aunt Beulah Mae Mitchell, a 45-year employee at Mattel. Those conversations sparked a curiosity about the evolution of Black Barbie leading to complex conversations.
Chasing Chasing Amy
Can a Lesbian have a romantic friendship with a straight, cis man? Especially when that man is portrayed by Ben Affleck?! Let’s get real. Many lesbians of a certain age hated Chasing Amy, Kevin Smith’s 1990’s romcom about a straight white guy who falls in love with a lesbian. Filmmaker Sav Rodgers, a young filmmaker from Kansas, did a Ted Talk about how Chasing Amy literally saved his life.
Our Son
Featuring great lead performances by two talented gay actors, Our Son is an absorbing exploration of parenthood and family. Gabriel (Pose’s Billy Porter) and Nicky (Beauty and the Beast’s Luke Evans) share a life in a spacious city apartment with their sweet 7 year old son, Owen (Christopher Woodly). Nicky works long hours while Gabriel stays home to care for Owen.