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- DirectorIris DevinsStarsPooya MohseniKwabena AmpofoTraci LawAfter the Date is a short film about an unexpected romance between an aspiring photographer, Emma, and a charming stranger, Nate. The film shares the passion between a trans woman and her boyfriend. Emma recently relocated to Philadelphia in a bid to start her life anew. She meets Nate, while he struggles to overcome hurt from the past. The outside world tests their relationship, and Emma must make a stand in the face of oppression.
- DirectorMatt WolfStarsWalter NaegleBayard Rustin was the organizer of the March on Washington and one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. In the 1980s Bayard adopted his younger boyfriend Walter Naegle to obtain the legal protections of marriage. In this intimate love story, Walter remembers Bayard and a time when gay marriage was inconceivable. He reflects on the little known phenomena of intergenerational gay adoption and its connection to the civil rights movement.
- DirectorJeff DragomanovichNathan ViscontiStarsJoshua GrannellDrag icon Peaches Christ offers a rare, intimate glimpse into her process of transformation, and describes the path from stifled teen to brazen cult hero.
- DirectorMarion HillStarsClare CooneyJaisyn PassmoreSam RaysbyA married woman in her forties navigates a fine line between love and infatuation with her friend's daughter.
- DirectorAmanda HollandStarsBrittany AshleyLianna CarreraRay ChaoBest friends, Alexa and Maya wanted stress free trip to Vegas away from their significant others. But when the ladies get too drunk and find themselves in a wedding chapel, they've got to face the feelings. In a short told completely backwards, the two prove that what happens in Vegas has lasting consequences.
- DirectorFulvio Balmer RebullidaStarsFulvio Balmer RebullidaYannick GeiserMarie MatuszLarry, goes back home with a girl he met in a bar. But when they reveal their intimacy to each other, he discovers that what she has between her legs is not exactly what he was expecting. This disturbing discovery will lead Larry to a quick trip into the depths of his sexual identity and his perception of gender.
- DirectorJackson KroopfStarsLegacy BaileyJuliana A. MorganAmy GoddardA love story between two young women gets interrupted when street singer Bobby loses her home.
- DirectorPaige GratlandSam McWilliamsStarsDeana McGuffinDeana McGuffin is a third generation New Mexico bootmaker, hand-crafting wearable pieces of art. When she is approached by a Canadian artist and a San Franciscan tattooer to create a gay themed cowboy boot, a story unravels of a unique collaboration that takes them to the heart of cowboy country in Northern Texas. BOOTWMN is a heart-warming, intimate and at times funny portrait of the queering of a traditional art form.
- DirectorJerell RosalesStarsMax LasserSuilma RodriguezTuri HaimFreddie gets a Spear-itual awakening when he joins an anonymous support group for closeted Britney Spears fans.
- DirectorJacintho MuinosStarsShane SavagePat MoonieKate Jason-OmodeiA late night Internet hook-up between a housebound gamer and a relentless party boy runs overtime and awkwardly transitions into a neighbourhood BBQ. Trapped amongst the oldies, the two young men discover what they're actually looking for is not so different after all.
- DirectorJordan FirstmanStarsCraig ChesterJordan FirstmanJason GreeneOn Josh and Greg's first date, they quickly realize that the generational divide between them is the least of their worries.
- DirectorAllison TateStarsGillian CameronBrett CandaceJulia FarinoMutiny ensues in an AA meeting of Carolholics - people addicted to the film CAROL (2015) dir. Todd Haynes.
- DirectorJonathan SkurnikWhat happens when you bring gender training to an elementary school? In Creating Gender Inclusive Schools the Peralta Elementary School in Oakland, CA demonstrates the power of an open and honest conversation about gender.
- DirectorRyan A. WhiteStarsRob AkinsJack FritscherDavid WrightWhatever happened to Wohler Beach? Oral histories and spectral pornography resurrect memories of a once legendary gay beach.
- DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsDavid MarguliesDanny DeVitoLucy DeVitoRalph is visited in his care home by his granddaughter and an unexpected guest.
- DirectorJeffrey BravermanWhen a filmmaker comes across the Renaissance's most iconic family jewels silk-screened onto a pair of boxer briefs, he decides to explore the story of Michelangelo's David and offer those of us struggling with our own modern-day Goliaths.
- DirectorJake GrafStarsElliott SailorsVictoria EmslieDuncan JamesGrowing up in 1950s England in an intolerant and uninformed world, young Chris Winters struggles to fit into the gender roles dictated by wider society. A more than tough childhood left behind, Chris meets dream woman Julie, and life lightens a little, but the growing feeling that their life is a life half lived haunts Chris, who is torn by 'what ifs'. Chris imagines what might have been, and is finally struck by the realisation that for some decisions there is no right answer, and that it's those that truly define us.
- DirectorFlorencia ManovilStarsStephanie CastilloMaria F. LeonKetia JohnsonClaudia's night out with friends is disrupted by an encounter with the captivating Isabel.
- DirectorPallavi SomusettyAfter being held against his will in India when his gender identity is discovered, Naveen Bhat battles his parents in court and pieces his life back together.
- DirectorFrancy FabritzStarsEva Medusa GühneMorgana MusesAn accidental meeting in an elevator at a department store leads two older women to their limits and forces them to improvise by the time the elevator gets stuck.
- DirectorDorian Carli-JonesStarsAlton AlburoKaela Mei-Shing GarvinPatrick HarveyA gay man is forced to give up the last remaining vestige of yet another failed relationship: his ex's jacket. But during the post-breakup stuff exchange, belongings are not the only things that get swapped.
- DirectorJi-Sook KangTwo girls at the same school fell in love with each other and their love has lasted for forty years.
- DirectorOzzy VillazonStarsFlor de Maria ChahuaCheryl Francis HarringtonColette KilroyAlex, a transgender youth, has been struggling with a secret pregnancy. He considers what he is willing to lose in order to live honestly and courageously.
- DirectorRaymund Ribay GutierrezStarsRuby RuizUpeng FernandezLouie TanUnder the humid night within a lively slum in the center of Manila, Inday, a 54 year old single parent of a special child goes to her unusual work.
- DirectorAngela TuckerStarsTiger BazellAlexis ClarkJason CuroleA couple goes on a road trip in southern Louisiana to support a friend.
- DirectorDean HamerJoe WilsonStarsEva BaronJoey Joleen MataeleA brave young transgender woman sets off on a journey to become her true self in the conservative Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga - with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.
- DirectorWes HurleyNathan M. MillerStarsWes HurleyElena BridgesBenjamin JakupcakWes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression in his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.
- DirectorBobby YanStarsJade Scott YorkerDevale EllisKamel GoffinA childhood friendship is put to the test after a fleeting encounter stirs up uncomfortable feelings and emotions that neither are equipped to answer.
- DirectorKev CahillStarsDonncha CrowleyBrian FortuneLorna LarkinA pious Doctor is forced to deal with a family matter whilst hiding under the bed of a stranger.
- DirectorIvan OlitaStarsSofiaRubitchVictoriaThe latest documentary by Ivan Olita is a piece documenting the far reaches of the southern state of Oaxaca where, in the indigenous communities around the town of Juchitán, the world is not divided simply into males and females. The local Zapotec people have made room for a third category, which they call "muxes" - men who consider themselves women and live in a socially sanctioned limbo between the two genders.
- DirectorEmi SchaufeldStarsBrigette Lundy-PaineMina WalkerConnor WrightA woman is magically forced to repeat the same date over and over again until she can make it go perfectly.
- DirectorMarco LeãoAndré SantosStarsFilipe AbreuRita DurãoJoão Villas-BoasPedro gets home at dawn. Before the young boy falls asleep, his lonely mother drags him to the beach.
- DirectorNicholas ChristoStarsKeegan JoyceCharisma BelleRadek JonakA bashful young guy grapples with self-confidence, but with the help of a Fairy Dragmother, he finds that courage can also come from the outside in...
- DirectorPeter KnegtStarsPeter KnegtAdrienne MakMeryl WarrenTwo strangers form an unlikely bond when they meet at the singles table of a lesbian wedding.