Frameline: Shorts Lineup
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1. After the Date (2017)
15 min | Short, Drama, Romance
After the Date is a short film about an unexpected romance between an aspiring photographer, Emma, and a charming stranger, Nate. The film shares the passion between a trans woman and her ... See full summary »
Director: Iris Devins | Stars: Pooya Mohseni, Kwabena Ampofo, Traci Law, Chadwick A. Rawlings
2. Bayard & Me (2017)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Bayard Rustin was the organizer of the March on Washington and one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. In the 1980s Bayard adopted his younger boyfriend Walter Naegle to obtain the... See full summary »
Director: Matt Wolf | Star: Walter Naegle
Votes: 43
3. Better Known As Peaches Christ (2017)
4 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Drag icon Peaches Christ offers a rare, intimate glimpse into her process of transformation, and describes the path from stifled teen to brazen cult hero.
Directors: Jeff Dragomanovich, Nathan Visconti | Star: Joshua Grannell
Votes: 13
4. Bird of Prey (2016)
21 min | Short
A married woman in her forties navigates a fine line between love and infatuation with her friend's daughter.
Director: Marion Hill | Stars: Clare Cooney, Jaisyn Passmore, Sam Raysby, Rachel Sullivan
Votes: 21
5. Last Night Was a Mistake (2017)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Best friends, Alexa and Maya wanted stress free trip to Vegas away from their significant others. But when the ladies get too drunk and find themselves in a wedding chapel, they've got to ... See full summary »
Director: Amanda Holland | Stars: Brittany Ashley, Lianna Carrera, Ray Chao, Deyo Forteza
Votes: 23
6. Climax (II) (2016)
15 min | Short, Drama
Larry, goes back home with a girl he met in a bar. But when they reveal their intimacy to each other, he discovers that what she has between her legs is not exactly what he was expecting. ... See full summary »
Director: Fulvio Balmer Rebullida | Stars: Fulvio Balmer Rebullida, Yannick Geiser, Marie Matusz, Noah Kim Voumard
7. BobbyAnna (2017)
20 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A love story between two young women gets interrupted when street singer Bobby loses her home.
Director: Jackson Kroopf | Stars: Legacy Bailey, Juliana A. Morgan, Amy Goddard, Michael Mantell
Votes: 15
8. Bootwmn (2015)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Deana McGuffin is a third generation New Mexico bootmaker, hand-crafting wearable pieces of art. When she is approached by a Canadian artist and a San Franciscan tattooer to create a gay ... See full summary »
Directors: Paige Gratland, Sam McWilliams | Star: Deana McGuffin
9. Britney-holics Anonymous: A Spear-itual Awakening (2015)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Freddie gets a Spear-itual awakening when he joins an anonymous support group for closeted Britney Spears fans.
Director: Jerell Rosales | Stars: Max Lasser, Suilma Rodriguez, Turi Haim, Christopher Aguilar
Votes: 8
10. Cake (2015)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A late night Internet hook-up between a housebound gamer and a relentless party boy runs overtime and awkwardly transitions into a neighbourhood BBQ. Trapped amongst the oldies, the two ... See full summary »
Director: Jacintho Muinos | Stars: Shane Savage, Pat Moonie, Kate Jason-Omodei, Lawrie Fildes
Votes: 28
11. Call Your Father (2016)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
On Josh and Greg's first date, they quickly realize that the generational divide between them is the least of their worries.
Director: Jordan Firstman | Stars: Craig Chester, Jordan Firstman, Jason Greene, Jodie Turner-Smith
Votes: 212
12. Carol Support Group (2017)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Mutiny ensues in an AA meeting of Carolholics - people addicted to the film CAROL (2015) dir. Todd Haynes.
Director: Allison Tate | Stars: Gillian Cameron, Brett Candace, Julia Farino, Ashley M. Morton
Votes: 8
13. Creating Gender Inclusive Schools (2017)
21 min | Documentary, Short, Family
What happens when you bring gender training to an elementary school? In Creating Gender Inclusive Schools the Peralta Elementary School in Oakland, CA demonstrates the power of an open and honest conversation about gender.
Director: Jonathan Skurnik
14. Cruising Elsewhere (2016)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Whatever happened to Wohler Beach? Oral histories and spectral pornography resurrect memories of a once legendary gay beach.
Director: Ryan A. White | Stars: Rob Akins, Jack Fritscher, David Wright
Votes: 10
15. Curmudgeons (2016)
16 min | Short, Comedy
Ralph is visited in his care home by his granddaughter and an unexpected guest.
Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: David Margulies, Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito, Sarah Hayon
Votes: 645
16. David, in Brief (2016)
16 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
When a filmmaker comes across the Renaissance's most iconic family jewels silk-screened onto a pair of boxer briefs, he decides to explore the story of Michelangelo's David and offer those of us struggling with our own modern-day Goliaths.
Director: Jeffrey Braverman
17. Dusk (I) (2017)
15 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Growing up in 1950s England in an intolerant and uninformed world, young Chris Winters struggles to fit into the gender roles dictated by wider society. A more than tough childhood left ... See full summary »
Director: Jake Graf | Stars: Elliott Sailors, Victoria Emslie, Duncan James, Paul Boichat
Votes: 72
18. Encuentro (2017)
17 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Claudia's night out with friends is disrupted by an encounter with the captivating Isabel.
Director: Florencia Manovil | Stars: Stephanie Castillo, Maria F. Leon, Ketia Johnson, Dezi Solèy
19. Escaping Agra (2016)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
After being held against his will in India when his gender identity is discovered, Naveen Bhat battles his parents in court and pieces his life back together.
Director: Pallavi Somusetty
20. Etage X (2016)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
An accidental meeting in an elevator at a department store leads two older women to their limits and forces them to improvise by the time the elevator gets stuck.
Director: Francy Fabritz | Stars: Eva Medusa Gühne, Morgana Muses
Votes: 104
21. Exchange (I) (2017)
9 min | Short, Drama
A gay man is forced to give up the last remaining vestige of yet another failed relationship: his ex's jacket. But during the post-breakup stuff exchange, belongings are not the only things that get swapped.
Director: Dorian Carli-Jones | Stars: Alton Alburo, Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Patrick Harvey, Adin Lenahan
22. First Love (II) (2016)
29 min | Short
Two girls at the same school fell in love with each other and their love has lasted for forty years.
Director: Ji-Sook Kang
Votes: 8
23. Get the Life (2016)
12 min | Short, Drama
Alex, a transgender youth, has been struggling with a secret pregnancy. He considers what he is willing to lose in order to live honestly and courageously.
Director: Ozzy Villazon | Stars: Flor de Maria Chahua, Cheryl Francis Harrington, Colette Kilroy, Tonatiuh
Votes: 14
24. Imago (I) (2016)
15 min | Short, Drama
Under the humid night within a lively slum in the center of Manila, Inday, a 54 year old single parent of a special child goes to her unusual work.
Director: Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | Stars: Ruby Ruiz, Upeng Fernandez, Louie Tan, Inna Tuason
Votes: 22
25. Intersection (2017)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A couple goes on a road trip in southern Louisiana to support a friend.
Director: Angela Tucker | Stars: Tiger Bazell, Alexis Clark, Jason Curole, Owen H. Dunne
26. Lady Eva (2017)
11 min | Documentary, Short
A brave young transgender woman sets off on a journey to become her true self in the conservative Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga - with a little inspiration from Tina Turner along the way.
Directors: Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | Stars: Eva Baron, Joey Joleen Mataele
Votes: 19
27. Little Potato (2017)
TV-MA | 14 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Wes Hurley's autobiographical tale of growing up gay in Soviet Union Russia, only to escape with his mother, a mail order bride, to Seattle to face a whole new oppression in his new Christian fundamentalist American dad.
Directors: Wes Hurley, Nathan M. Miller | Stars: Wes Hurley, Elena Bridges, Benjamin Jakupcak, Matthew Cotner
Votes: 73
28. Marz (2017)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama
A childhood friendship is put to the test after a fleeting encounter stirs up uncomfortable feelings and emotions that neither are equipped to answer.
Director: Bobby Yan | Stars: Jade Scott Yorker, Devale Ellis, Kamel Goffin, Devin Neal
Votes: 30
29. More Than God (2015)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A pious Doctor is forced to deal with a family matter whilst hiding under the bed of a stranger.
Director: Kev Cahill | Stars: Donncha Crowley, Brian Fortune, Lorna Larkin, Ally Ni Chiarain
Votes: 104
30. Muxes (2016)
10 min | Documentary, Short
The latest documentary by Ivan Olita is a piece documenting the far reaches of the southern state of Oaxaca where, in the indigenous communities around the town of Juchitán, the world is ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Olita | Stars: Sofia, Rubitch, Victoria, Arlette
Votes: 59
31. Our Second First Date (2016)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A woman is magically forced to repeat the same date over and over again until she can make it go perfectly.
Director: Emi Schaufeld | Stars: Brigette Lundy-Paine, Mina Walker, Connor Wright
Votes: 19
32. Pedro (2016)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
Pedro gets home at dawn. Before the young boy falls asleep, his lonely mother drags him to the beach.
Directors: Marco Leão, André Santos | Stars: Filipe Abreu, Rita Durão, João Villas-Boas, Marcello Urgeghe
Votes: 170
33. Picking Up (2017)
13 min | Short, Drama
A bashful young guy grapples with self-confidence, but with the help of a Fairy Dragmother, he finds that courage can also come from the outside in...
Director: Nicholas Christo | Stars: Keegan Joyce, Charisma Belle, Radek Jonak, Shiv Palekar
Votes: 10
34. Plus One (I) (2017)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Two strangers form an unlikely bond when they meet at the singles table of a lesbian wedding.
Director: Peter Knegt | Stars: Peter Knegt, Adrienne Mak, Meryl Warren, Amy Armstrong
Votes: 7
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