Friday

In Your Face: International Lesbian Anthem

The Hungry Hearts

Patriotic lesbians stand up.

(Norway 2009) 4-min

Explicit lyrics

The Sheep And The Ranch Hand

Director: Loretta Hintz

A story of love, a story of erotic imagination, and a story of the power of dreams to change your life. Best of all, it has a happy ending… in more ways than one.

(USA 2009) 12-min

Explicit sexual content

Sondra Stingray: Sapphic Gumshoe

Director: Heather de Michele

Private Investigator Sondra Stingray always gets her woman, but has she met her match in Lucky Lucy?

(USA 2008) 9-min

Buttery Top

Director: Catherine Crouch

A jug of wine, a loaf of bread - but wait - what kind of bread? A comedy about a first date with extra baggage.

(USA 2009) 4-min

Falling For Caroline

Director: Christine Chew

To win the girl of her dreams, a klutzy young woman must overcome a wardrobe malfunction and the bad lesbian habit of over-processing.

(CAN 2009) 20-min

Ontario premiere

Tools 4 Fools

Director:Kate Brandt & Leslie Lange

Who can afford dildos in today’s economy?

(USA 2009) 8-min

Four Steps

Director: Karen Wilkens

A lesbian employs the services of “The Master” to teach her how to harness her gay sixth sense, otherwise known as gaydar.

(USA 2008) 14-min

The Apple

Director: Emilie Jouvet

Eve wakes up in Paradise, finds an apple‚ and commits a delicious sin.

(FRA 2008) 6-min

Explicit sexual content

Intermission

Female to Femme

Directors: Elizabeth Stark & Kami Chisholm

A celebration of dyke femme identities, combining farce and seduction with analysis and personal history.

(USA 2006) 48-min

What If?

Director: B.K. Williams

Abbey, a take charge woman, chooses to stage a dinner party to introduce a perfect stranger to her unsuspecting circle of friends rather than confront her fear that her partner might be losing interest in their relationship.

(USA 2009) 24-min

U-Haul Rap

Director: Bob Koherr

Get movin’ and groovin’ with this hilarious video that asks: how much emotional baggage can you fit into a cardboard box?

(USA 2008) 6-min

Ontario premiere

Saturday

Numerology

Director: Paula Durette

A short, humorous animation that unveils the mysteries of lesbians through the occult arts.

(USA 2009) 3-min

Ontario premiere

Hannah Free

Director: Wendy Jo Carlton

Hannah (Sharon Gless) and Rachel grew up as little girls in the same small Midwest town, where traditional gender expectations eventually challenge their deep love for one another.

(USA 2009) 90-min

Intermission

Coming Out Again: Lesbians Speaking Out About Cancer

Producer: Rowan Ramsay

A film which delves into the real life experiences of lesbians during their cancer journeys.

(CAN 2006) 25-min

Content warning

Looking For:

Director: Michelle Pollino

Tracy Lawrence has returned to the dating scene after a long absence, and is getting nowhere fast.

(USA 2009) 25-min

Shafted

Director: Allegra Hirschman & April Hirschman

When femme lesbian Lindsay finds that her ex has taken all of her sex toys after their break-up, she is outraged.

(USA 2009) 10-min

Ultimate Sub, Ultimate Dom

Director: Dayna McCleod

Maria Von Trapp vs. Mary Poppins. You guess who's what.

(CAN 2009) 3-min

Sunday

Created Equal

Director: Kevin Joelson & Rebecca Joelson

A music video from MC Flow about Prop 8 and the importance of equality.

(USA 2008) 4-min

Canadian premiere

25 Random Things I Did During My Big Fat Lesbian Depression

Director: Chris J. Russo

A comedic look at one lesbian’s journey of recovery from an unreal break up.

(USA 2009) 11-min

Canadian premiere

Michelle’s First Wedding In A Dress

Director: Ann von Hagemann

Though she had been previously married, this is Michelle’s first wedding in a dress.

(USA 2008) 5-min

Canadian premiere

Evelyn Everyone

Director: Kylie Plunkett

On her thirty-third birthday Evelyn makes a final bid for love in the online world of Second Life.

(AUS 2009) 17-min

Taking the Plunge

Director: Chantal Langley

A lesbian who is about to get married has second thoughts about the marriage. Her two sides come out to talk about it.

(CAN 2009) 2-min

World premiere

Girl Talk

Director: Jennifer Smith

Everyone wants to know about Kelly’s date, but she isn’t talking.

(USA 2008) 7-min

Canadian premiere

Mr. & Mrs. Singh

Director: Punam S.

An Indian-American couple enters into a marriage of convenience to appease their parents. But both have a secret they're not telling!

(USA 2009) 12-min

Canadian premiere

Queeropolis:
Toronto 1972-2008

Directors:Tori Foster & Alexis Mitchell

Queeropolis charts the queer urban fabric of Toronto from 1972 to 2008. A formative period of claiming public space for the queer community.

(CAN 2008) 5-min

Ontario premiere

I Am Who I Am

Anna Gutmanis

This London Ontario born singer-songwriter sought out legendary music producer Karen Kane to record “I Am Who I Am… a powerful statement against homophobia and winner of the Pride in the Arts 2009 Pride Song Award.

(CAN 2007) 4-min

Ontario premiere

How the Grinch Stole My Heart

Director: Gabrielle Zilkha

The tale of Dr. Seuss's infamous villain takes a bittersweet twist in this ode to getting dumped.

(CAN 2009) 10-min

Ontario premiere

Intermission

King County

Director: David Quantic

Camile Schwartzbaum leads her community theatre company in a frantic search for the perfect 1980's movie that she hopes to turn into the next Broadway smash à la Xanadu.

(USA 2007) 6-min

Straightlaced

Director: Debra Chasnoff

This film unearths the manner in which popular pressures around gender and sexuality are confining American teens.

(USA 2009) 66-min