LGBTQ ShortFest

Short 1:
Some Kind of Paradise
Director: Nicholas Finegan, 21 min, USA

In a chance encounter on Grindr, a reclusive bartender at an Arkansas line-dancing bar connects with a charismatic Hollywood actor. Their unexpected chemistry pushes him to question the isolated life he’s built for himself and embrace the transformative power of intimacy and vulnerability.

Short 2:
Lesbophilia
Director: Michelle West, 15 min, USA

When free-as-a-bird bisexual Eliana questions giving up the “D” at her ex-boyfriend’s funeral, her girlfriend, Chase, must decide how far she is willing to go for love.

Short 3:
Catboy
Director: Cristian Sitjas, 13 min, Spain

After receiving several racist and feather-phobic comments from a gay dating app, Marc receives a message from his transexual friend, Cacao, inviting him to a Ballroom. While there, he is surprised by the freedom and diversity of the environment.

Short 4:
Mélange
Director: Deshon Leek, 15 min, USA

Two estranged men reconnect in a jazz bar where they embark on a forbidden dance.

Short 5:
Back to the Closet
Director: Gerald B. Fillmore, 10 min, Spain

After ten years living together, Sebastian is going to confess the truth to Lucia about his sexual orientation. Sebastian is a victim of social pressure and has been leading a double life. Now the time has come to confess to Lucia that he is heterosexual. It is time to get out of the closet, or rather, back to the closet.

Short 6:
Keep It Open
Director: Lucy Teitler, 10 min, USA

A couple is tested when a mystery man comes to town.

Short 7:
Nico
Director: Max Olson, 17 min, USA

Nico is a surreal drama that follows a recently transitioned trans man throughout one night as he struggles to be seen as himself. When his grieving elderly neighbor, Helen, mistakes him for her recently deceased husband, Nico is offered a ready-made masculine identity to slip into and a connection begins to form.

Short 8:
The Dinner
Director: Jesús Martínez “Nota”, 12 min, Spain

During a family dinner, a son is finally going to tell his parents something especially important which can no longer be left for later!