Melting Point is a queer, experimental erotic short that captures the heat between two lovers, literally. Shot with a thermal camera, the film records the scene using temperature instead of light, revealing new ways of seeing pleasure, play, and desire.
EXPLICIT CONTENT
After a year living in a zero rainbow New Zealand beach town, First Nations Canadian lesbian, Tallulah can stand it no longer– she’s going back to Toronto where the rainbows fly and the glitter sparkles! But her only gay friend in the bay, Māori Johnny is not letting her go that easy! Determined to show her that the bay IS gay so she’ll stay, he sets out to prove it over the course of a day – but unable to find one gay person what the lone LGBTQ+ friends discover instead, is that the real pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is PRIDE. A comedic cross-Indigenous, Rainbow story about identity, visibility, friendship and hope.
Randi is visually striking with close-cropped hair and presents as very masculine of center, which defies most people’s image of a mother. Birthing her son felt triumphant, then confusing as he was immediately whisked away to the NICU. When doctors shared that Moses was profoundly disabled and faced a tenuous future, Randi fell into a well of grief before unearthing a new language by which to love.
A young immigrant searches for her own identity while fighting for recognition in a male-dominated classroom.
A couple checks into a rental cottage at the end of the vacation season and finds a mysterious twin bed inside that wasn’t mentioned in the online listing.
VIOLENCE
Hole expert Ashely Paige (she/her) and expert hole Corey More (they/them) star in this visceral meditation on the gloriousness of holes. With interdimensional illustrations by Oona Taper and sound design by Paleo Pony aka Jonah Rosenberg, Hole Theory explores the cosmic unknowability of that which engulfs.
EXPLICIT CONTENT
Sarah and Bec are a queer creative couple that collaborate, perform and live together. A snapshot of their excessively busy pre-pandemic lifestyle contrasts the following scenes in which we witness a day in the life of their adaptation to a new found existence amid an arts industry in turmoil.
Illegal immigrant, Nkechi, lives happily in the shadows with her partner Martha, but when immigration officers turn up unexpectedly, they have to make difficult decisions about their future together.
Fiona Devers, a quirky, awkward, charming social worker-turned-performer and her long-time girlfriend, Kimberly Mills, navigate the roller coaster ride of polyamory for the first time. Can Fiona stay true to herself and what she wants AND still be in relationship with the love of her life?
On the day of her school pictures, Alex feels stuck with an appearance that doesn’t fit right with her body. When she retreats into her mind, she is able to imagine the person she wants to be. Ultimately, she transcends the judgement of others through fashion in an authentic expression of herself.
Presenting Sponsor
Entertainment Sponsor
Arts Sponsors
