AFTER WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LIBRARY
USA / Drama / English / 15 minutes
SYNOPSIS:
Inspired by Kyle’s viral true story.
After a terrifying, real-life encounter, a drag queen grapples with overwhelming public attention, struggling to reclaim their identity and peace in the aftermath of the unsettling event.
Director: Syra McCarthy
Writer: Kyle Casey Chu & Roísín Isner
Producer: Vee Godinez & Hillary Irene Pierce
Key Cast: Kyle Casey Chu, Drew Benjamin Jones, Anna Dennis
Contact Name: Kyle Chu
Contact Email: kylecaseychullc@gmail.com
Website: afterthelibraryfilm.com
Social Media: @afterthelibraryfilm (IG), @pandadulce (Kyle), @syranara (Syra)
OF HOLLOW GLASS
Canada / Drama, Animation / English / 4 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Pierre, a weak and sickly man, arrives at a fabled cathedral in search of a blessing to heal his ailments. He is interrupted by his past partner, Alessio, who attempts to warn him about the potential risks of using such power. The two engage in a battle of swords and desperation, Pierre using every last bit of his strength. Just as Alessio thinks he has successfully stopped Pierre by taking the blessing into his own hands, the two realize the truth of its power. Alessio is turned to stone and Pierre is left alone with the weight of his actions.
Director: Jasper Ashley
Writer: Jasper Ashley
Producer: Jasper Ashley
Key Cast: Ross Feeback (Pierre), Peyton Howard (Alessio)
Contact Name: Jasper Ashley
Contact Email: jasperashley.art@gmail.com
Website: jasperashley.weebly.com/thesis-film
Social Media: linkedin.com/in/jasper-ashley
LEAVE ON HIGH
USA / Drama, Comedy, English / 13 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Branson and Erica, who have followed their dreams to New York City, find themselves struck with a bedbug infestation. When Erica questions their predicament, Branson feels her questions are becoming more like pointed accusations. Before long, their knowing looks snowball from passive aggressions to wild, all-out laundry room chaos, leaving in it’s wake two best friends who have said far too much, way too late, pondering where they could possibly go from here.
Director: Javier Ortega and Andrew Slane
Writer: Andrew Slane and Javier Ortega
Producer: Andrew Slane, Javier Ortega, Bry Littrean
Key Cast: Andrew Slane, Jolina Javier, Amanda Stephen
Contact Name: Javier Ortega
Contact Email: javierortega@mozmedia.co
Website: www.mozmedia.co
Social Media: @mozmediaproductions (IG), facebook.com/mozmediaproductions (FB)
BRIEF SOMEBODIES
Canada / Drama / English / 14 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Joel is a filmmaker-actor making a semi-autobiographical feature. Calvin is an actor hired to sexually assault him on screen. During rehearsals, the two form a connection they’ll be forced to reconfigure once filming begins in this meta exploration of the spaces artists create between artificial and real — and what it’s like to briefly live within them.
Writer/Director: Andy Reid
Producer: Alessandra Sconza
Key Cast: Aldrin Bundoc, Matt O’Connor, Noor Dhanda
Contact Name: Andy Reid
Contact Email: ndyreid@gmail.com
Website: ndyreid.com
Social Media: @ndyreid
GENDER REVEAL
Canada | Comedy / English / 13 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Rhys, a dedicated people pleaser, winds up at their boss’ gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans throuple soon realizes that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for and their ability to survive the event comes into question.
Director : Mo Matton
Screenplay : Mo Matton
Key Cast: Ayo Tsalithaba , Kě Xīn Li, Lyraël (Alex) Dauphin
EMAIL: festival@travellingdistribution.com
Website: https://www.pwmfilms.com/survey
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genderreveal_film/ @mo.filmms
PHYSIQUE
Gainesville/ Drama / English / 11 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Cole attends his first pride event with his best friend Amy. They enjoy the night until Cole follows an attractive man to the bathroom. He is met with shirtless men who judge him. In the bathroom, he examines his body and feels insecure so he drinks. He vomits the next morning and likes the way he looks. This starts his journey of developing anorexia. Over two months, he loses 11 pounds, causing him to distance himself from Amy. One night, she confronts him and he crosses a line, causing her to leave. Finally, Cole is walking and passes out. Amy drives him to a meeting for men with anorexia and he enters.
Director: Joey Milberg
Writer: Joey Milberg
Producer: Amber Guaglieri
Key Cast: Ethan Gallo and Jade Young
Contact: Joeymilberg2@gmail.com
@joeymilberg
IMPASTO
Miami / Drama / English / 17 minutes
Synopsis: Amalia, a forty-year-old middle school teacher, faces the worst day of her life when her wife, Milena, unexpectedly requests a divorce on the night of their 16th anniversary. However, the next morning, Amalia is stunned to discover that Milena has no memory of their unhappy past together, leading to a surreal anniversary date where Amalia confronts her own part in their relationship’s breakdown.
Writer, director and producer: Maria Paula Arboleda
Key Cast: Sara Oliva and Kim Winter Mako
Contact Name: Maria Paula Arboleda
Contact Email: mpaulaarboleda97@gmail.com
Website: mariapaulaarboleda.com
Instagram: @impasto_short @mariaparboleda