SHORTS: ANIMATION, COMEDY, AND DOCS, OH MY! (Virtual Encore)

Streaming 12/12-12/25
Featuring audience award and jury prize recipients, this gag-worthy grouping of eclectic shorts will make you gasp, laugh, cry, and reflect – sometimes all at once.

Dive into a vast range of filmmaking and experience through work from shorts programs QUEER TEEN MOXIE, COMEDY COMES OUT, CARIBBEAN PRIDE POWER, and QUEER LIVES ACROSS TIME AND AMERICA, as you catch up with these festival favorites in one genre-expansive collection.


BRIM BROOME BOULEVARD
Dir. PJ Magerko-Liquorice, 7 min, USA
In need of some retail therapy? Welcome to Brim Broome Boulevard! When a child wanders through a set of mysterious doors, they embark on a journey of self-discovery where fear and fashion intertwine.


SATURDAY RITUAL
Dir. Sydne Horton, 12 min, USA
Cammie’s relationship with her soccer mates is put to the test when a psychic reveals a hidden truth.


ILY, BYE
Dir. Taylor James, 13 min, USA
When an exciting job interview comes her way, Siobhan needs to keep her foot out of her mouth long enough to get her foot in the door.


HOT SEAT
Dir. Sohrob Nayebaziz, 11 min, USA
Asher realizes a chair they threw out is worth thousands.


MISS HONEY: THE CATSUIT
Dir. Brandon R. Nicholas, 7 min, USA
Douglas Says experienced a fashion mishap, which “spirit” then led him to create his signature cut-out catsuit that was worn by NYC nightlife staple Moi Renee for the performance of his catchy bitch-track “Miss Honey”.


MOTHER
Dirs. Meg Shutzer, Brandon Yadegari Moreno, 23 min, USA
In San Francisco, a city known for its vibrant gay community, nowhere feels like home to Malia Spanyol, a self-identified dyke who sets out to build a space for women and femmes.