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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

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