Genres: narrative

  • Poker Face

    A rowdy “girls’ night out” poker game takes a turn when a woman receives a call from relatives about a death in her estranged family. Secrets are revealed and intimate friendships are called into question as the group comes to terms with seeing a friend in a new light. “Emerging Film Award – Best Women’s Short,” North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2011)

  • 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)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Student Body

    Jack escapes his reality of straight As and student council by delving into the world of online hook-ups. His desire to explore his sexuality forces Jack to lead a double life of random encounters while struggling with his family and friends.

  • Duel, The

    With great formality and improbable weapons, duelists confront one another on a remote hill-top. A bizarre comedy that owes much to Laurel & Hardy and the silent film, “The Duel” is a very early work by the maker of “Goin’ Down the Road. “

  • CLUBSCENE: The Under-Ager

    After a night of clubbing, under-ager Murray asks his older buddy, Gabe, for some advice.