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* This program is scheduled in a space that is not accessible to chair users.
*All Tag! programs are open captioned.
Queerness is perhaps uniquely marked by the extent to which it occupies liminal spaces. The films in this block, in some way or another, explore moments of transition, whether it means coming into a more nuanced understanding of our own nature or moving into new relationships with others and with the world.
Las identidades queer se destacan por su ubicación en espacios liminares. Esta colección de cortos de alguna manera explora momentos de transición, ya sea el proceso de llegar a un entendimiento más matizado de nuestra naturaleza propia o de iniciar nuevas relaciones con otras personas y con nuestro mundo.
Soul-searching transmasculine Frankie has a crush on his hot, new therapist, until one day things get too real. A film about therapy, desire and neckties.
Written by: MJ Kaufman
Featuring: Futaba Shioda (Frankie), Eric Rutherford (Dr Fontaine), Jojo Brown (Maya), Jo Cutrona (Javi)
Language: English
This playfully decadent & emotionally candid film invites you to join a Bacchian revelry of XXL homoerotica; with each performer embracing their body and sexuality on their own terms, with pride, liberation and mutual devotion. The film’s text explores the complex journey to self-affirmation and acceptance in relation to size and sexuality, reclaiming the fetishization often placed on fat bodies from an external societal gaze.
Written by: Liberty Antonia Sadler
Featuring: Smashlyn Monroe, Liberty Antonia Salder, Jade Williams, Gabrielle Ornate
Language: English
Over the course of one night, two strangers meet in line at a bar and embark on a journey of discovery—exploring missed opportunities, fate, and the strange twists of destiny.
Written by: Danny Wascou
Featuring: Alexander Flores (Hunter), Riley Shanahan (James), Christian Tucci (Blake)
Language: English
This experimental short documentary is a personal exploration of trans nonbinary self creation in community, trying to understand the intimacy and intensity of change in the body and in bodies of friends.
Written by: Aderet Fishbane
Featuring: Max Paster, Lize Brown, Carrie Cuenca
Language: English
Matt tries to reconnect with his first love while fighting his own insecurities about their past.
Written by: William Beachum
Featuring: Nicholas Saldivar (Matt), Abid Khan (Austen)
Language: English
Will an arm wrestling match win over Mary Margaret's crush? This charming DIY film, an inspired use of pastiche, tells a nostalgic tale about the magic of books and the most popular girl in the fourth grade.
Director Margaret Grant brings to life "...what it was like to experience a crush as bookish little baby dyke in Portland, Oregon in the 1970s."
Written by: Margaret Grant
Language: English
Billy passionately welcomes home his long-absent boyfriend Kevin, but the heat of the night soon gives way to cold hard reality. Director CJ Arellano describes it as a film that transports audiences "... from the highs of fantasy to the lows of what comes after."
Written by: Adam Guerino
Featuring: Elijah Olachea (Billy), Derek Kelly (Kevin), Nicole Clifford (Gail)
Language: English
A late-blooming trans woman grapples with a life-altering, assigned-male-at-birth Trans specific dilemma and, with the help of her besties, navigates the complexities of this debacle as she determines her path on her own terms.
Written by: Yên Sen
Featuring: Yên Sen (Ly), Joey Rose (Noah), Niala (Ava)
Language: English
This is a silent horror-comedy short film about a fake ghost falling in love with a real one. Think Casablanca, but spooky and gay.
Says director Hirschhorn, "...while the overall tone of the film is silly and fun, the underlying themes are poignant.... When our lovers first meet, their true identities are hidden. It is only when the they are alone, that they feel comfortable taking off their costumes."
Written by: Matt Mitchell, Ben Hirschhorn
Featuring: Matt Michell (Ghostie), Blake Brewer (Ghost)
Language: English
Director Moitri Ghosh brings an intimate romantic short film about a Bengali Indian-American outlier who must introduce her Bengali girlfriend to her parents to fit into her family, despite having latent feelings for her American best friend.
Written by: Moitri Ghosh
Featuring: Kausar Mohammed (Diya), Sanchita Malik (Reshmi), Rhaechyl Walker (Alice)
Language: Bengali, English
In the midst of a pandemic, a man learns the meaning of home. Based on a true love story, and shot on location in Queens NYC during the heart of the Covid 19 Pandemic, this film is a tribute to those who stayed and those who had to go.
Written by: Joey Rizzolo
Featuring: Christopher F Costa, Brian Crowley
Language: N/A