SHORTS: GET SOME LAUGHS!

Get ready for a chaotic, genre-bending ride through the glorious absurdities of modern life! Featuring lesbian training videos, slashers with a grudge, and cosmetic decisions gone awry, this block of hilarious shorts delivers zero chill and maximum unhinged energy.


The Late in Life Guide to Modern Day Lesbianism
Dirs. Emelie Claxton & Molly Rangel, 8 min, USA
Equal parts orientation, indoctrination, and camp, this satirical 90s corporate training video onboards “late-in-lifers” with everything you didn’t know you needed to survive modern-day lesbianism.

Flight Risk
Dir. Mohammad Awad, 16 min, Australia
Muhammad’s fruity holiday plans hit a roadblock when he gets stopped by airport security and is accused of running off to join ISIS.

Scissors
Dir. Hannah Alline, 12 min, USA
A slasher with a grudge meets his match: a group of queer friends on a weekend getaway who turn his killing spree into a bloody night he never saw coming.

Gush
Dir. Gracie Fojtik, 14 min, USA
Elliot drags bestie Skylar along to her ex’s Sálon. Seeking refuge from the boob-shaped discussion bowl in the bathroom, they get stuck in a tampon mishap stickier than bad blood between old flames.

“Wife Wife”
Dir. Sara Werner, 6 min, USA
Immediately after their wedding, two brides question the sanctity of their marriage.

The Waddles
Dir. Max Jenkins, 12 min, USA
Recovering from a cosmetic procedure over Christmas, two actors retreat to Palm Springs, where their friendship is permanently changed.

Circle the Block
Dir. Matthew Pifko, 9 min, USA
A man confronts his one-night stand after catching him in a white lie. Hookup culture’s day of reckoning has come to pass.

Mones
Dir. Zackary Drucker, 12 min, USA
After moving into her little brother’s fraternity, trans college student Cici throws a day-ger where queer and frat culture collide.

This screening will be followed by a Q&A.

Part of the 38th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival