This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
NewFest
Thursday, 10 October 2024 until Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Submissions for NewFest's 36th edition of The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival (October 10 - 22, 2024*) will open on February 7th, 2024.
To see event listings for our year-round programming and receive updates on the festival, please visit our website, sign up for our mailing list, and follow us on social media. We look forward to hearing your story!
As part of NewFest’s Black Filmmakers Initiative, we will waive festival submission fees for Black filmmakers with LGBTQ+ stories centering Black characters and perspectives. To request a waiver code once submissions are open, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with information on your completed and eligible project.
---
Founded in 1988, The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival is one of the world's largest and most respected annual celebrations of the year’s best queer films from the U.S. and abroad--featuring over 150 films from more than 30 countries, as well as special events that bring together filmmakers, celebrities, movie lovers, industry professionals, and the LGBTQ+ community.
NewFest will celebrate its 36th annual edition of The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival in October 2024--throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, and virtually nationwide--with nearly two weeks of premieres, panels, and parties. NewFest's collection of narratives, documentaries, shorts programs, and special events showcases the best in LGBTQ+ film and media.
NewFest is distinctive among LGBTQ+ film festivals for its high-quality programming, outstanding press coverage, community engagement, savvy audiences, and sensational parties. The festival’s impact in terms of propelling the work and careers of emerging filmmakers is historic and global, and uniquely channels the collaborative creative energy of New York City to celebrate queer films.
The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival is produced annually by NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization. NewFest gives voice and visibility to the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences by championing films, supporting storytellers, and engaging audiences in order to inspire dialogue, shift cultural bias and empower our community.
GRAND JURY AWARDS
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
Grand Jury Award for Best New York Short Film
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
Audience Award for Best Documentary Short
Audience Award for Best Narrative Short
BLACK FILMMAKER INITIATIVE AWARDS
Emerging Black LGBTQ+ Filmmaker Award(s)
2024 films...
ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988)
FANATICAL: THE CATFISHING OF TEGAN AND SARA
FEMALE TROUBLE (1974): 50th Anniversary
I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE
LIFE IS NOT A COMPETITION, BUT I’M WINNING
LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC, ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY
LOOKING FOR LANGSTON & TONGUES UNTIED: 35th Anniversary Double-Bill
SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE Season 3 (Episodes 1 + 2)
THE MATRIX (1999): 25th Anniversary
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ALLEE WILLIS
VENENO (Season 2: DRESSED IN BLUE)
FRIENDS OF SOPHIA (Episode 1)
Dir. Alden Peters, 25 min, USA
In a dystopian future, citizens live and work in Company towers a thousand stories tall, bound by a strict contract to build robotics for a far-off war. Unsanctioned vices, especially relationships with the androids they build, are severely punished.
VITCH (Episode 1)
Dir. Lily Richards, 16 min, USA
Party witch Theodora Thomas, who is totally dependent on her magic, is thrust into the real world when the new Wiccan Counsel cracks down on Witches using their powers. Now, Theodora must navigate life as an adult like everyone else… while being hunted by the world’s most famous witch hunter. Featuring episodes 1 and 2 of this limited series.
WHAT ABOUT ME? (Episode 1)
Dir. William Lott, 9 min, USA
Following the death of a famous actor, his estranged twin struggles to pick up the pieces of both of their lives.
EVE’S RIB (Episode 1)
Dir. James Camargo De Alba, 26 min, Colombia
A group of young people in their final year of school are discovering their sexuality while a serial killer, believing himself to be sent from God, kills LGBTQ people and then marks them with a cross at the height of the rib.
THE BOY, THE QUEEN, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN (Episode 1)
Dirs. Ramon Te Wake, Damon Fepulea’i, 20 min, New Zealand
After a 3-year stint in prison for aggravated assault, Jacob is forced to reconcile his relationship with his father Max, who just happens to be the most famous drag queen in the country.
NEW VOICES FILMMAKER GRANT SHOWCASE
THE DALLES
Dir. Angalis Field, 12 min, USA
After a handsome cyclist passes through and asks for directions to a local cruising site, Cam takes it as an invitation to follow him.
BUST
Dir. Angalis Field, 11 min, USA
A trans cop with the NYPD goes undercover to make a drug bust.
BLUE MOON ANGELS
Dir. Clementine Narcisse, 10 min, USA
Dom, a lonely teenage girl, continuously helps cover up the murderous acts committed by her classmate and crush, Nora. As Dom helps Nora cover up another dead body, she finally decides to confess her feelings to Nora.
GIRL BLUNT
Dir. Clementine Narcisse, 11 min, USA
Two young women decide to use their newly found drug-dealing business to get revenge against a conniving man of their past.
QUEENIE
Dir. Cai Thomas, 19 min, USA
Queenie, a 73-year-young Black Lesbian and resident of the Marcy projects, navigates applying for the Stonewall Houses, NYC’s first LGBT Elder affordable housing.
SOMEWHERE ALL THE BOYS ARE BIRDS
Dir. Apa Agbayani, 11 min, USA/Philippines
Benjie’s obsession with long-dead movie star Jaime Reyes leads him to the rooftop where the actor took his own life. Here, he summons Jaime’s ghost for a conversation.
WHEN THE HOUSE LIGHTS COME ON
Dir. Apa Agbayani, 14 min, Philippines
In 2044, a middle-aged gay man finds himself ageing out of the Manila rave scene. A chance encounter with a mischievous ex-lover changes the tune of his last dance.
CITY OF DREAMZ
Dir. Imani Celeste, 12 min, USA
Four Black art students tell stories of community, divine intervention, and the artistry that led them to this very moment…smoking weed in a cramped apartment trying not to get caught.
DARK ROAST
Dir. Mark Marquez, 9 min, USA
When a small, Queer/Trans-BIPOC Cafe, ran BY the community FOR the community is being threatened to be evacuated by a Monstrous Franchise, it is up to our Baristas to keep their lights and bites in business before construction starts…by any means necessary.
SYDNEY AND KIM
Dir. Hazel Katz, 16 min, USA
After 25-year old Sydney is released from the hospital following a major facial surgery, her best friend Kim cares for her at a motel during her recovery. As Kim’s flirtation with the motel manager escalates, Sydney’s resentment begins to boil over.
LOST BOIS
Dir. Devyn Galindo, 4 min, USA
Lost Bois is a hedonistic and gritty exploration into the lives of three rebellious trans bois. Buckle up, and embrace chaos.
HONEYMOON
Dir. Alkis Papastathopoulos, 24 min, Greece/France/Cyprus
After a traumatizing event involving the cops, Fay is leaving Greece for good. Sandra accompanies her to the bus station, taking this time as a chance to say goodbye. As they are traveling by bus across the country, a transphobic attack by two co-passengers leaves them stranded on a highway in the middle of nowhere.
AND THEN THERE WAS HER
Dirs. Alexander King, Nyala Moon, 9 min, USA
In a heartwarming Friendsgiving dinner, two women from different worlds, one masculine and one transgender, find love and acceptance amidst the holiday chaos. Sometimes, the most beautiful connections happen when we least expect them.
FISHBOWL
Dirs. Isabel Perry, Adam Yates, 15 min, USA
Two late-twenty-somethings — and former high school theatre department legends — house-sit in the Hamptons, where they try their best to avoid their exes and keep a goldfish alive for the weekend.
DREAM FACTORY
Dir. Alex Matraxia, 7 min, United Kingdom
Dream Factory is an experimental short that explores the historical role of cinemas as cruising sites, as well as the relations between nostalgia and fetish when navigating queer history, cultural memory, and the tactility of the past.
THE JOB
Dir. Frédéric Moffet, 15 min, Canada/USA
An exploration of the erotic archive of Canadian photographer and entrepreneur John Phillips who worked in the 1990s for gay male magazines in the USA. The film chronicles the impact of the AIDS pandemic on the photographer’s life at the dawn of the digital revolution.
HOT SHEET MOTEL
Dir. Alexandria Lane, 12 min, USA
Two semi-truck driving cowboys cross truck routes in the night; leading to a fateful meeting at a local honky tonk.
COME AS YOU ARE
Dir. LaQuan Lewis, 16 min, USA
A young man grapples with the weight of concealing his HIV+ diagnosis. Navigating the challenges of love, stigma, and self acceptance. In a poignant journey that is brought to a boiling point where he is forced to face reality.
PIGEONS ARE DYING, WHEN THE CITY IS ON FIRE
Dir. Stavros Markoulakis, 21 min, Greece/Netherlands
On the warmest day of the year, two boys meet. A few hours later a pigeon gets trapped with them. During this heatwave, all creatures dream of escaping from the city that’s burning.
THE VARIABLE
Dir. Ezra Li, 9 min, USA
An “ethnically ambiguous” actor struggles to adjust to stereotypes projected onto him during the audition process.
GREAT LOVE STORIES ONLY LAST A FEW MOMENTS
Dir. Raul Perez, 2 min, Brazil
Amidst the tunnels of the New York City subway, two men cross paths in a serendipitous encounter. What begins as a simple boy-meets-boy moment evolves into a captivating exchange of flirtation. Yet, not everything is what you see.
KEYHOLDER
Dir. Christian Hendricks, 16 min, USA
A young man is caught up in a series of strange and invasive events that he can’t seem to escape, but isn’t sure if he wants to.
8 MINUTES 20 SECONDS
Dir. Harris Doran, 9 min, USA
The sun goes out and there are only 8 minutes and 20 seconds of sunlight left on earth. Max must race against time to reconcile with his ex-boyfriend in order for them to be together in the last moments of sun.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIKE ME
Dir. Safiyah Chiniere, 10 min, USA
A woman who presents as masculine, grappling with insecurities that threaten to consume her whole being. It captures the moments when disownment can lead to crippling self-judgment, when you feel like nothing more than a shadow of yourself.
BLUE PANDORA
Dir. Alan González, 12 min, Cuba
A middle-aged transgender woman rejects a teenager who tries to win her over, but she gets an unpleasant surprise that makes her consider whether or not to give Roy a chance.
OUTSIDE CENTER
Dir. Eli Jean Tahchi, 20 min, Canada/Germany
After finding community on a rugby team in Munich, Jamaican-born Desmond tackles life by embracing his identity.
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”.
CARIBBEAN QUEEN
Dir. Sekiya Dorsett, 23 min, USA
“Caribbean Queen” is an inspiring short film that follows the journey of Q, a young Caribbean boy, who wants to become the Queen of the West Indian Day Carnival Parade. However, prejudice from family and the community threatens this dream and celebration of Caribbean culture. But with determination and the help of their lesbian bestie, Joe, they may just make it to the Parkway!
STAN BEHAVIOR
Dir. Tyler C. Peterson, 15 min, USA
A drag queen (Ginger Minj) embarks on a quest for better workplace rights, but finds herself in a dicey situation when her new lawyer (Yvonne Zima), a tone-deaf straight woman, is revealed to be a drag super fan.
LESBIAN JESUS IS PREGNANT WITH VIBES
Dir. Reid Pope, 13 min, USA
Lesbian Jesus is 19. She is very famous thanks to TikTok. She’s touring the nation by bus with her mom and her girlfriend. She’s in a f*cked situation with her manager, Mark.
HOT SEAT
Dir. Sohrob Nayebaziz, 11 min, USA
Asher realizes a chair they threw out is worth thousands.
LESBOPHILIA
Dir. Michelle West, 15 min, USA
When free-as-a-bird bisexual Eliana questions giving up the “D” at her ex-boyfriend’s funeral, her girlfriend Chase must decide how far she’s willing to go for love.
THERAPIST CRUSH
Dir. MJ Kaufman, 7 min, USA
Soul-searching transmasculine Frankie has a crush on his hot, new therapist, until one day things get too real.
WE MET AT CAMP
Dir. MC Plaschke, 16 min, USA
A young girl, confused about her sexuality, tries to prove to her summer camp bunkmates that her fake crush on the boy’s counselor isn’t so fake at all
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.
SHORTS: LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN
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.
SHORTS: LOVE IS STRONGER THAN SHAME
MANTING
Dir. Shuyao Chen, 15 min, China/USA
Manting, a Chinese woman in her 60s, reconnects with the lesbian lover from her adolescence, and they spend a night roaming in the city.
IMOGENE
Dir. Katie Blair, 19 min, USA
Imogene is a single, free-spirited New Yorker in her 40s. Unprompted, her absurdly traditional family thrusts a pregnancy on her. But all that can be expected from Imogene is the unexpected.
IF I DIE IN AMERICA
Dir. Ward Kamel, 15 min, USA/Puerto Rico
A young man fights for a chance to grieve his husband after his traditional Muslim in-laws demand the body be sent back to the Middle East mere hours after the untimely death.
YOUR LOVE IS BURNING
Dir. Balkis Guetta, 13 min, Morocco
Izgar represents the new Moroccan generation. They constantly question society and redefine our vision of love. For them, leaving is not an option.
AMMA’S PRIDE
Dir. Shiva Krish, 20 min, India
Amma’s Pride is the poignant story of Srija, a trans woman from India, as she navigates the complexities of her marriage, fighting for its legal recognition while striving to sustain it—all with the unwavering support of her devoted mother, Valli.
SHORTS: QUEER LIVES ACROSS TIME & AMERICA
HERE COME THE DYKES!
Dirs. Devon Blackwell, Paul Moakley, 15 min, USA
From 1979 to 1984, photographer Joan E. Biren (JEB) created a slideshow entitled Lesbian Images in Photography: 1850-the Present, aka The Dyke Show. She toured the USA and Canada in a beat-up VW van made by women, couch surfing and photographing the community of women she worked with. In this short documentary, JEB revives the show before donating it to the Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay Art.
TRANS HEAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA
Dir. Hansen Bursic, 12 min, USA
In the early 2010s, hundreds of transgender women took over a small American town each year for a legendary weekend-long party – one that changed their lives and the town forever.
DON’T CRY FOR ME ALL YOU DRAG QUEENS
Dir. Kristal Sotomayor, 9 min, USA
“Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens” pays homage to the legendary Mother Cavallucci by weaving together the present and past to provide a striking portrait of belonging and memory.
BARBETTE + FONTAINE
Dirs. John-Carlos Estrada, Zak Zeh, 15 min, USA
A century apart, two Texas drag icons unite through art, resilience, and a shared legacy of self-expression & freedom.
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.
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.
¡NAILS!
Dir. Eliana Pipes, 5 min, USA
When Catalina develops a crush on a girl in her Quinceañera court her fingernails begin to grow at a superhuman pace — a blessing in Black and Latina beauty culture, but a curse for a lesbian (at first glance).
HELLO STRANGER
Dir. Amélie Hardy, 16 min, Canada
Between loads of laundry at the corner laundromat, Cooper shares the tumultuous story of her gender reassignment journey.
SCRAP FABRIC
Dir. Jake Muñoz Consing, 11 min, Philippines
Fearing her mother’s disapproval, a trans teenage girl sews her own prom dress using her mother’s retaso (“scrap fabric”).
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.
BLUE BOY
Dir. Nik Dodani, 15 min, USA
After experiencing an otherworldly vision, an inquisitive Indian-American boy convinces himself that he’s the reincarnation of the Hindu god Krishna. Turns out he’s just gay.
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.
WE MET AT CAMP
Dir. MC Plaschke, 16 min, USA
A young girl, confused about her sexuality, tries to prove to her summer camp bunkmates that her fake crush on the boy’s counselor isn’t so fake at all.
CHLOE AND JAME
Dir. Drew Burnett Gregory, 7 min, USA
Two transfeminine people confront their personal history and the histories that shaped them.
THIGH RISE
Dir. Maz Murray, 15 min, England
When sad trans guy Paul falls from his tower block window, he realizes he’s been living inside the boot of a giant, beautiful trans woman
ANNARCHY ARTIST
Dir. Tempest Creation, 9 min, USA
Annarchy Artist is a short documentary that observes a day in the life of the eponymous performer as she unveils the childhood roots of her artistic practice as a nightlife gogo dancer and drag queen.
CANDYLAND
Dir. David Gil, 12 min, USA
An American teenager, conditioned to view gun violence as a game, and his trans mother, who is struggling with access to hormones face the challenges of an inevitable adrenaline crash and their own addictive tendencies on their journey to Candyland.
SATURN RISIN9
Dirs. Tiare Ribeaux, Jody Stillwater, 11 min, USA
In a poetic mix of dance, visual narrative, performance, and documentary, Saturn Risin9 follows queer performance artist Saturn on their return home to the Bay Area. We follow their journey of perseverance centering self discovery, affirmation, healing and creative expansion poetically told through fantastical imagery and non-linear narrative.
NOTES ON A SIREN
Dir. Justice Jamal Jones, 12 min, USA/Grand Cayman
In short film Notes on a Siren, director Justice Jamal Jones transforms the myth of the Siren and the Sailor through the lens of Black queerness and transness – set against the backdrop of Palm Heights in the Cayman Islands.
FEBRUARY FOURTEENTH
Dir. Ezri Appel, 6 min, USA
Vignettes of trans life and love on Valentine’s Day among a close-knit group of partners and friends in Brooklyn, NY.
BINDERBURN
Dir. Atlas Acopian, 1 min, USA
I burned my binder to celebrate getting top surgery.
GENDER REVEAL
Dir. Mo Matton, 13 min, Canada
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.
SHORTS: TLC (TRANS LOVING CARE)
PERSONAL MYTHOLOGIES
Dir. Susan O’Brien, 4 min, USA
Inspired by mythological Greek hero’s journeys, Dominique begins her filmic journey in the Philippines presenting the story of the Adarna Bird, an old Filipino folklore. Created as a continuous symbolic representation of the heroine’s journey, the movement of this piece illustrates Dominique metaphorically and physically crossing the ocean to become the present-day version of herself.
CLEMENTINE
Dir. Sally Tran, 15 min, USA
A late-blooming Trans woman reluctantly confronts an assigned-male-at-birth Trans specific life-altering dilemma. With the help of her besties, she attempts to process this debacle in order to determine which path to take on her journey of decolonizing her womanhood.
TRANS ALCHEMY
Dir. Félix Endara, 8 min, USA
“ALQUIMIA TRANS” is a short documentary that delves into the unique experiences of trans masculine activists across Latin America. Through poignant narratives from individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Puerto Rico, the film offers a compelling testimony to the challenges and triumphs encountered by trans masculine individuals in the region.
ALL THE WORDS BUT THE ONE
Dir. Nava Mau, 18 min, USA
A dinner with her partner’s new boss becomes precarious when Maya realizes she’s also dining with someone from her past.
PILLOW CHOCOLATE
Charlie Tidmas, 9 min, United Kingdom
For transman Jamie, a one-night stand is more than just sex, it’s a question of self-worth.
AFTER HOURS
Dir. Star Amerasu, 6 min, USA
Two transwomen have a chance encounter in the club bathroom, one at the end of her rope, one at the end of her shift working at the bar.
THE SONGS OF WATER
Dir. Song Hà, 10 min, USA
‘The Songs of Water’ is a meditative short documentary weaving eight transgender individuals’ stories of care, chosen family, and resilience through the lens of nature, inviting viewers to see themselves as part of humanity’s evolving biodiversity.
HI ADING
Dir. Dinaly J Tran, 2 min, Canada
“hi ading” is a poetic short that provides a glimpse into a love story. Speaking to their parents’ past selves, Dinaly asks and hopes that these past versions might help them realize that the decisions they may not understand are still made out of love.
SEAT 31: ZOOEY ZEPHYR
Dir. Kimberly Reed, 13 min, USA
When Zooey Zephyr was expelled from the Montana House of Representatives for speaking on a bill banning transgender medical care, she made a nearby bench her “office.” Director Kimberly Reed’s cameras land next to Zooey, capturing shocking, funny, and joyous events.
SHE KEEPS ME WARM
Dir. Lee Rach, 8 min, USA
Trapped in a snowbank, a recently broken-up couple find solace in a tender moment of intimacy before their rescue.
BRAIN FREEZE
Dir. Kelsey Comeau, 15 min, USA
Lifelong friends, Carrie and Rae grapple with their gray area friendship as they navigate coming of age apart.
KASBI
Dir. Farah Jabir, 12 min, USA
A middle-aged Pakistani housewife, in search of herself, hires a young, self-assured sex worker to keep her company for the night.
REALLY GOOD DRIVER
Dir. Alex Song-Xia, 8 min, USA
An Asian American mom teaches her grown-up child how to drive, forcing both to confront parts of the car, and themselves, they never have before.
ZARI
Dir. Shruti Parekh, 19 min, USA/India
American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk with a secret.
NIGHT SWIM
Dir. Grace & Emily Potter, 6 min, USA
Night Swim is a soft and sweet love story, set against the hot summer heat in Austin, Texas.
LOVIN’ HER
Dir. Day, 15 min, USA/Canada
A mature trans woman navigates the complexities of a fading memory, delving into the intricacies of love and the burgeoning of her evolving gender identity.