Genres: queer

  • irma Vep

    Mad pursuit for the wild life leads to an outrageously messy story about a cover girl who encounters dangerous magazine cut-outs. irmaVep / Stars the bride of quietness / In a flowery tale, / Who will transform thy shape, / Leaving behind unanswered questions: / What maidens loath? / What mad pursuit? / What struggle to escape? / What wild ecstasy? Selected Screenings: Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, 2009 (Toronto, Canada); Cucalorus Festival, 2009 (Wilmington, NC)

  • En el instituto (In the Highschool)

    Outside his high school, Ángel talks to an older stranger on a bench, but the boy’s got more in mind than a simple conversation.

  • Becoming Susan

    BECOMING SUSAN is a portrait documentary about Toronto activist Susan Gapka. The film enters Susan’s world through an exploration of the spaces around her, with Susan’s story filling these personal spaces before her visual representation does. BECOMING SUSAN presents a way of sharing the world of a trans-woman without focusing on the physical. Instead, visual fragments of Susan and her world serve as powerful metaphor for Susan’s journey from pieces to a whole. As we explore each new piece presented by the documentary we begin to understand that each is as important as the last to understanding her. Multi-faceted and…

  • 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.