Films
Films
Friday
Birth Of A Beautiful Butch
Gia-Rayne Harris
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.
USA 2021 3 min
Drama
Canadian Premiere
(UN)CLAIMED
Carolyn Ratteray
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?
USA 2021 24 min
Comedy
International Premiere
For Love
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
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.
United Kingdom 2021 13 min
Drama
Ontario Premiere
The Space Around You
Rainer Kelly
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.
Australia 2021 11 min
Documentary
Ontario Premiere
Hole Theory
Mahx Capacity
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.
USA 2021 12 min
Experimental
EXPLICIT CONTENT
Canadian Premiere
Intermission
Twin
Mark J. Parker
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.
USA 2021 12 min
Horror/Comedy
VIOLENCE
International Premiere
Teddy
Milda Baginskaite
A young immigrant searches for her own identity while fighting for recognition in a male-dominated classroom.
United Kingdom 2021 12 min
Drama
Canadian Premiere
Holding Moses
Rivkah Beth Medow & Jen Rainin
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.
USA 2022 16 min
Documentary
Once Upon a Time in the Bay
Judith Kanatahawi Schuyler
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.
Canada/New Zealand 2022 10 min
Comedy
Melting Point
Mindy Stricke
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.
Canada 2022 5 min
Experimental
EXPLICIT CONTENT
Canadian Premiere
Saturday
The Times
Kay Howl/Edward Platero
This is a story of love. The head over heels, can’t see anyone but them, did you even exist before you knew them kind. You’re captivated. Every day, they do something to take your breath away. This is the love story I dreamt of as a little girl.
Canada 2022 3 min
Musical
International Premiere
Sirens
Rita Baghdadi
SIRENS intimately chronicles the lives and music of Slave to Sirens, a band made up of five young metalheads whose burgeoning fame is set against the backdrop of the Lebanese revolution. Its members wrestle with friendship, sexuality, and destruction as their music serves as a refuge to Beirut’s youth culture.
USA, Lebanon 2022 79 min
Documentary
Intermission
Body Politics
Aisha Fairclough
Body politics is a short doc about an educator, activist, eccentric cat -lady turned politician.
Canada 2021 10 min
Documentary
The Test
Jessica Smith
Hoping to take the next big step in their life together, two women await the results of a test that could not only put an end to their plans, but perhaps even their relationship.
Australia 2021 8 min
Comedy
êmîcêtôsêt – Many Bloodlines
Theola Ross
In a relationship, two women decide that the white partner will carry her partner’s Indigenous child.
Canada 2021 11 min
Documentary
King Max
Adèle Vincenti-Crasson
Maximilienne discovers a new side of herself while playing with her appearance alone in her bedroom. One night, she runs away and finds herself in a nightclub at a drag king show. A new world opens itself before her. She has found a new family.
France 2021 21 min
Drama
Sunday
Ungenderness
Mélodie Orru
A celebration of sexual freedom, non-binarity, and the urgency to love.
France 2019 4 min
Musical
International Premiere
Lucky Fish
Emily May Jampel
Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families.
USA 2022 9 min
Drama
Ontario Premiere
Small Congratulations
Jessie Posthumus
Izzy is a queer writer from Toronto. After quitting hockey as an embarrassed pre-teen, they tell the story of joining a women’s community league to gain confidence and access to a community they deeply value. In a culture that habitually rewards perfection and performance, Small Congratulations is a whimsically poignant story about a young person who sucks at their hobby – hockey.
Canada 2021 6 min
Documentary
Better At Texting
Mary Galloway
Trinity: a radical, Indigenous, feminist, and Addison: a devout, Black, Mormon are forced to work together on a school project. They soon discover they have more in common than either cares to admit.
Canada 2022 11min
Drama
Métis Femme Bodies
Chanelle Lajoie
Métis Femme Bodies returns the narratives to those who have had their voices muted and cultures stolen from them.
Canada 2019 6 min
Documentary
Camille and Me
Marie Cogné
Camille and Marie are in love. But everyone has something to say about their relationship.
France 2020 18 min
Comedy
Intermission
Pineapple
Max r Lincoln
An ambitious artist struggles to bury her envy when her idle girlfriend captivates the art world with an accidental masterpiece.
UK 2020 13 min
Drama
Canadian Premiere
A Big Life
Anna Brownfield
Told through the tales of Bobbie Nugent, A Big Life is a story of butches and femmes, gangsters, sex workers, travelling sideshows and early Australian transgender history.
Austrailia 2021 15 min
Documentary
Canadian Premiere
All I Ever Wanted
Erin Lau
Rom-com obsessed teen Christine has always longed for the picture-perfect romance – but she’s soon confronted with the fact that her ideal prince charming might actually be a princess charming instead.
USA 2022 15 min
Drama
Ontario Premiere
How to be Queer
Monica Zanetti
When Naomi realises she is queer, the life plan she has made must be quickly rewritten.
Australia 2020 9 min
Comedy
Canadian Premiere
Tabanca
Lauren Marsden
Dampened by office life during a wet Vancouver winter, a genderqueer Trinidadian woman, Marlinn, misses out on the chance to celebrate Carnival season back home. Until, one night, they discover that the power of masquerade is within them no matter where they are.
Canada 2022 12 min
Drama
All of our venues are fully accessible, however, if you require an accommodation (auditory, mobility, etc.) at any of our venues please reach out to shout@llff.ca and we will work with you to make a plan or explore options.
Questions? Comments?
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Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Birth Of A Beautiful Butch
Gia-Rayne Harris
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.
USA 2021 3 min
Drama
Canadian Premiere
(UN)CLAIMED
Carolyn Ratteray
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?
USA 2021 24 min
Comedy
International Premiere
For Love
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
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.
United Kingdom 2021 13 min
Drama
Ontario Premiere
The Space Around You
Rainer Kelly
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.
Australia 2021 11 min
Documentary
Ontario Premiere
Hole Theory
Mahx Capacity
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.
USA 2021 12 min
Experimental
EXPLICIT CONTENT
Canadian Premiere
Intermission
Twin
Mark J. Parker
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.
USA 2021 12 min
Horror/Comedy
VIOLENCE
International Premiere
Teddy
Milda Baginskaite
A young immigrant searches for her own identity while fighting for recognition in a male-dominated classroom.
United Kingdom 2021 12 min
Drama
Canadian Premiere
Holding Moses
Rivkah Beth Medow & Jen Rainin
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.
USA 2022 16 min
Documentary
Once Upon a Time in the Bay
Judith Kanatahawi Schuyler
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.
Canada/New Zealand 2022 10 min
Comedy
Melting Point
Mindy Stricke
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.
Canada 2022 5 min
Experimental
EXPLICIT CONTENT
Canadian Premiere
The Times
Kay Howl/Edward Platero
This is a story of love. The head over heels, can’t see anyone but them, did you even exist before you knew them kind. You’re captivated. Every day, they do something to take your breath away. This is the love story I dreamt of as a little girl.
Canada 2022 3 min
Musical
International Premiere
Sirens
Rita Baghdadi
SIRENS intimately chronicles the lives and music of Slave to Sirens, a band made up of five young metalheads whose burgeoning fame is set against the backdrop of the Lebanese revolution. Its members wrestle with friendship, sexuality, and destruction as their music serves as a refuge to Beirut’s youth culture.
USA, Lebanon 2022 79 min
Documentary
Intermission
Body Politics
Aisha Fairclough
Body politics is a short doc about an educator, activist, eccentric cat -lady turned politician.
Canada 2021 10 min
Documentary
The Test
Jessica Smith
Hoping to take the next big step in their life together, two women await the results of a test that could not only put an end to their plans, but perhaps even their relationship.
Australia 2021 8 min
Comedy
êmîcêtôsêt – Many Bloodlines
Theola Ross
In a relationship, two women decide that the white partner will carry her partner’s Indigenous child.
Canada 2021 11 min
Documentary
King Max
Adèle Vincenti-Crasson
Maximilienne discovers a new side of herself while playing with her appearance alone in her bedroom. One night, she runs away and finds herself in a nightclub at a drag king show. A new world opens itself before her. She has found a new family.
France 2021 21 min
Drama
Ungenderness
Mélodie Orru
A celebration of sexual freedom, non-binarity, and the urgency to love.
France 2019 4 min
Musical
International Premiere
Lucky Fish
Emily May Jampel
Two Asian-American teenagers meet in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant while having dinner with their families.
USA 2022 9 min
Drama
Ontario Premiere
Small Congratulations
Jessie Posthumus
Izzy is a queer writer from Toronto. After quitting hockey as an embarrassed pre-teen, they tell the story of joining a women’s community league to gain confidence and access to a community they deeply value. In a culture that habitually rewards perfection and performance, Small Congratulations is a whimsically poignant story about a young person who sucks at their hobby – hockey.
Canada 2021 6 min
Documentary
Better At Texting
Mary Galloway
Trinity: a radical, Indigenous, feminist, and Addison: a devout, Black, Mormon are forced to work together on a school project. They soon discover they have more in common than either cares to admit.
Canada 2022 11min
Drama
Métis Femme Bodies
Chanelle Lajoie
Métis Femme Bodies returns the narratives to those who have had their voices muted and cultures stolen from them.
Canada 2019 6 min
Documentary
Camille and Me
Marie Cogné
Camille and Marie are in love. But everyone has something to say about their relationship.
France 2020 18 min
Comedy
Intermission
Pineapple
Max r Lincoln
An ambitious artist struggles to bury her envy when her idle girlfriend captivates the art world with an accidental masterpiece.
UK 2020 13 min
Drama
Canadian Premiere
A Big Life
Anna Brownfield
Told through the tales of Bobbie Nugent, A Big Life is a story of butches and femmes, gangsters, sex workers, travelling sideshows and early Australian transgender history.
Austrailia 2021 15 min
Documentary
Canadian Premiere
All I Ever Wanted
Erin Lau
Rom-com obsessed teen Christine has always longed for the picture-perfect romance – but she’s soon confronted with the fact that her ideal prince charming might actually be a princess charming instead.
USA 2022 15 min
Drama
Ontario Premiere
How to be Queer
Monica Zanetti
When Naomi realises she is queer, the life plan she has made must be quickly rewritten.
Australia 2020 9 min
Comedy
Canadian Premiere
Tabanca
Lauren Marsden
Dampened by office life during a wet Vancouver winter, a genderqueer Trinidadian woman, Marlinn, misses out on the chance to celebrate Carnival season back home. Until, one night, they discover that the power of masquerade is within them no matter where they are.
Canada 2022 12 min
Drama
All of our venues are fully accessible, however, if you require an accommodation (auditory, mobility, etc.) at any of our venues please reach out to shout@llff.ca and we will work with you to make a plan or explore options.
Questions? Comments?
Please contact us!
