SHORTS: LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN

Queer people are time travelers. As a group that is constantly changing and growing, we are in daily communion with those that paved the way for us. This shorts program pays homage to the distinct relationship that queer people have with the past—both our own personal histories and our collective history.

The in-person screening of this shorts program will be followed by a Q&A*



YOUNG CLAUDE
Dirs. Adithi Chandrashekar, Jerre Dye, 13 min, USA
While visiting their hometown grocery store, Claude is catapulted back to a pivotal childhood visit to that same market with their larger-than-life Dad. Memory knits the past to the present as Young Claude discovers that their hero is also human. YOUNG CLAUDE explores the complex relationship between father and child, the simple pleasures of youth, and the profound and sensory nature of grief.




THE CALLERS
Dir. Lindsey Dryden, 20 min, USA/United Kingdom
A love letter to queer possibility, THE CALLERS moves through time and around the UK to tell the intimate stories of people who have called Switchboard LGBT, England’s oldest LGBTQ+ phone helpline for over 50 years, seeking guidance on everything from where to find the nearest leather bar to how to come out, impress a new lover or mend a broken heart.




QUEER
Dir. Michael LaRocco, 5 min, USA
A gay man grapples with the fallout from being arrested in a gay bar in the backdrop of pre-Stonewall America




GRACE
Dir. Natalie Jasmine Harris, 14 min, USA
Sixteen-year-old Grace prepares for her baptism in the rural 1950’s South. When she learns she must repent before the ritual, Grace contemplates her romantic feelings toward her best friend Louise.




JOAN THE KID
Dirs. Grace Hackney, Kat Silverosa, 13 min, Australia
When her detention project comes to life, Jo is taken on a whirlwind trip through history by the not-so-saintly Saint, Joan of Arc.




THE INVINCIBLES
Dirs. Suzie Léger, Noemi Sophia James, 10 min, Austria
Amidst the somber era of the rising National Socialism, a fervent bond evolves between Nelly, a Jewish artist, and Eugenie, her muse and paramour. They valiantly confront the looming threat by safeguarding their artistry and individuality, boldly resisting oppressive forces.




THE REMAINING SUNDAYS
Dir. Manolo Pavón, 17 min, Spain
August 1993. Dani has just turned 13. His family moves to a house in the suburbs. The discovery of an abandoned box in his new closet takes Dani to Miguel, a much-needed example missing in his life.