Film Categories: LGBTQ

  • How The Grinch Stole My Heart! (and my favourite sweatshirt…)

    HOW THE GRINCH STOLE MY HEART! (AND MY FAVOURITE SWEATSHIRT…) borrows Dr. Seuss’ famous villain, the Grinch, and transforms him from Whoville’s mythical Christmas hating goblin into a modern-day ex-girlfriend who breaks Abigail’s heart. Crushed by her loss, Abigail falls into a world of lovelorn misery, obsession, internet stalking and self-medicating. But finally, Abigail is struck by a sense of renewed self-worth, and triumphs over her love for the Grinch…or does she? Selected Screenings: Queersicht Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2009 (Bern, Switzerland); Reeling Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2009 (Chicago, IL); Seattle Lesbian & Gay FIlm Festival, 2009 (Seattle,…

  • Yellow Tent, The

    The friendship between two boys is jeopardized when they share secrets inside a yellow tent.

  • Island, The

    The filmmaker considers, with the help of animation, a piece of fan mail he received. Jury Award for Best Short Film, Pink Apple Film Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (2009) Selected Screenings: Berlinale, 2009 (Germany); Toronto International Film Festival, 2009; International Short Film Festival Winterthur, 2009 (Switzerland); Frameline LGBT Film Festival, 2009 (San Francisco, USA); image + nation Film Festival, 2009 (Montreal, Canada)

  • Carpet Diem

    A two-minute creative documentary made of two unaltered still photos: one taken by a cell phone, the other by a professional Hollywood paparazzo. Selected Screenings: Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 2009 (Toronto, ON); CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, 2009 (Toronto, ON)

  • Durian Experience, The

    Set in the turbulent world of high school, THE DURIAN EXPERIENCE is a bittersweet picture of adolescent friendship. While coping with post-break-up blues, 17-year-old Wendell enjoys hanging out with his best friend, Dom, more than ever. When a sudden discovery surfaces, insecurities start to set in between the two and tests the strength of their friendship.

  • Dike

    A woman recounts the humorous story of a friend’s attempts to hide an excessive perspiration problem, which parallels her sexual re-orientation. Her bodily fluids are coming out before she does. This is the story of one woman’s struggle with compulsory heterosexuality.

  • Toilet

    “TOILET” is public bathroom sex caught on tape. “TOILET” happens everyday, everywhere – life can be filthy. “TOILET” was performed live in April 1996 at Toronto’s Rivoli Cafe. “TOILET” uses live action, surveillance camera technique and late 1960’s pornography. “TOILET” is raw. “TOILET” is sleazy little stag film for artists.

  • Dancing to Happiness (Tanz ins Glück)

    Anna is working as a cleaning lady. Every night she cleans Helen’s office. Helen is a high-level broker working in the stock exchange. The two women live in different worlds and normally would never meet each other. However, they happen to have enrolled in the same salsa course. “Lightly written and deftly performed, ‘Dancing to Happiness’ is a pure charmer.” – Sean Bugg, Washington Metro Weekly. Selected Screenings: LesGaiCineMad, 2009 (Madrid, Spain); Hamburg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 2009 (Germany); Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Festival, 2009 (Toronto, ON) Director’s statement In film school I had the wonderful possibility to…

  • Son of the Preacher

    Billy, the son of the preacher, secretly falls for a mysterious and pretty new parishioner. Constrained only to be able to look at her during Mass, he slowly lets himself punctuate the ceremonies with bits of his fantasies, giving rise to a succession of eclectic, often romantic, but sometimes naughty thoughts.

  • Teddy

    Tony, a dyed-in-the-wool Londoner, has travelled over 10,000 miles to rural New Zealand for a holiday with his ex, Neil, who abandoned Tony for a life on the other side of the world. While Tony’s hopes of rekindling his relationship with Neil are complicated by the presence of Neil’s new man, it’s a faded old teddy bear that will finally decide their fate. Selected Screenings and Awards: Audience Award for Best Short, Out Takes Film Festival, 2009 (New Zealand); Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, 2009 (Toronto, ON); Frameline, 2009 (San Francisco, CA)