Echoes & Awakenings
4pm – 5:15pm
A journey through personal evolution, and the search for connection across time and space.
Egúngún (Masquerade)
Dir: Olive Nwosu – 14:10, Nigeria
In search of healing, a young woman returns home, to Nigeria, the country of her birth.
Made Up – A Trans Origin Stories
Dir: Valiant Endeavour Lynch-Mathew – 4:52, UK
A colourful exploration of Trans awakening. The stories we tell ourselves, the things we’re told about us, the faces we wear along the way. Making that all make some kind of sense is, difficult. Would a puppet and dragon help? Can it be done?
Coming Out Autistic
Dir: Steven Fraser – 03:55, UK
A short animated documentary that explores the experience of telling the world that you are autistic when you also identify as LGBTQ+.
The House Nobody Wanted
Dir: Jo Kimber – 06:55, UK
A figure moves through an abandoned house, whilst a distant voice reflects on what it means to age and to age queer. A meditative ode to growing older, gay gods and finding joy along the way.
Static Space
Dirs: John Klein, Kate Black-Spence – 28:43, US
Jamie lives an autopilot existence in Indiana until Noa’s distant voice comes through her ham radio…from space. Two women who couldn’t be more different are about to learn a powerful connection can change everything.
Under the Surface
6pm – 7.15pm
Confronting the friction between public perception and private reality, we look at the high-stakes ways we navigate a world not always built to see us clearly… balancing the weight of being “othered” with moments of defiant, surreal, and dark humor.
Picturesque
Dir: Will Hextall – 16:28, UK
A blind queer woman goes hiking with her girlfriend. Together, they embark on a life affirming journey, visiting beautiful places in the Lake District, learning to forgive and discovering how to embrace love and disability.
Monsters
Dir: Maddie Lock – 10:00, UK
‘Monsters’ blends personal essay with unnerving imagery, in the hopes of taking the current narrative surrounding trans and queer people as ‘monsters’, and juxtaposing this with childhood videos, amusement parks, and slugs… ‘Monsters’ was inspired by queer-theory, such as Richard Dyer’s work on the queer-coding of vampires.
Toothbrush
Dir: Shaun Kitchener – 10:32, UK
With his wedding day approaching, a closeted young dad is running out of time to face up to his sexuality.
Very Slightly Included
Dir: Patricia Kelly – 10:30, Ireland
In this quirky dark comedy, Eva finally brings the perfect girlfriend home to meet her family. Well, she may have one very slight flaw…
The Chosen Haram
Dir: Sadiq Ali – 12:31, UK
A story told through circus. Two gay men meet on a dating app, one is bound by his teachings while the other lives a life of excess.
The Secret Lives of Lesbians’ Cats
Dir: Kate Jessop – 01:38, UK
What do cats talk about when their owners aren’t around? What do they really think of their lesbian owners? The Secret Lives of Lesbians’ Cats is the new episode of Planet Pussy Willow, the feminist sci-fi development of the multi award winning comedy adult animation series Tales From Pussy Willow.