Film Categories: LGBTQ

  • Frozen Roads

    Balthazar has been friends with siblings Christian and Lyla since childhood. As the trio struggles with coming-of-age in a rural, conservative Canadian town, they must confront escalating desires for one another that threaten to destroy their delicate bond. Winner Best Short Film at the Sicilia Queer Film Festival 2011 (Italy)

  • Wildblood

    “Wildblood” is the third piece in a trilogy of animated shorts by Los Angeles artist David Jones. The film takes its inspiration from queer zines and the San Francisco homocore music scene of the early 90s. The artist was a member of the seminal band Fagbash and considers the piece reminiscent of the type of making indicative of this period. It is constructed entirely of xerox collages re-photographed and animated digitally.

  • JPT

    Through the use of animated still images and utilizing the familiar tropes of music video, “JPT” is a portrait of a young man’s emerging sexuality and the range of emotions surrounding this experience. It is the first of several “live” animations by Los Angeles artist David Jones.

  • Push On

    Gillian is on the road to spread her mother’s ashes. Sadie is hitchhiking on the road to anywhere. In “Push On” these two strangers find their loneliness interrupted when they meet on the open road.

  • En bondes längtan (A farmer’s desire)

    Knut is a transsexual farmer from southern Sweden who has lived his life in the wrong body. Now Knut wants to live her life fully as a woman. “A Farmer’s Desire” is a warm, humorous film about longing and about finding the courage to stand up for who you really are.

  • Change

    Jamie is an African-American teenager grappling with his sexual identity on the night Barrack Obama is elected president and Proposition 8 – the voter initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage – is passed. When one of his gang initiates the bullying of an openly gay classmate, Jamie uses his wits to try and prevent it, but when things don’t go the way he predicted, he is forced to face his fears head on. Winner Audience Award, Inside Out LGBT Film & Video Festival (Toronto)

  • Go Go Reject

    A skinny, naive go go dancer meets with unexpected rejection when he attempts to fulfill his childhood “Flashdance” fantasy.

  • Away

    Fragmented memories are recaptured on Super 8 film when Diego visits New York City for the first time, intent upon coming to terms with the love he lost years earlier.

  • Under Pressure

    When gunshots ring out at school, library geek Alex finds herself hiding with popular girl Ruby, Alex’s secret crush. Will Alex find the courage to reveal her true desire amid the overwhelming fear and confusion?

  • Price of Flowers, The

    In post-Katrina New Orleans, street hustler Red sells carnations to support himself and his disabled lover, Sal. Living in a crowded halfway house, Red struggles to earn enough money to get Sal and himself a little place where they can be together. One fateful night Red is forced to weigh his desire for a home of his own against the realities of urban life.