SHORTS SHOWCASE
SHORTS SHOWCASE
Another serving of some of our favorite shorts on the big screen.
Kan-Kan, Sunday, November 12 | 3:30PM | 101 Minutes
AIKÀNE
Directors: Daniel Sousa, Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson | USA | 15 Minutes
A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. Everything changes when the octopus who rescues him transforms into a handsome young man.
A HISTORY OF SITTING IN WAITING ROOMS (OR WHATEVER LONGER TITLE YOU PREFER)
Director: Lorena Russi | USA | 9 Minutes
Lorena is a butch Latina fighting to find herself in the cacophony of Queens, NY in the 90s. With the help of her imaginary best friend Boo, a civil war ghost, she will poorly navigate the drawn-out pains of puberty and the grief of adulthood.
AS YOU ARE
Director: Daisy Friedman | USA | 15 Minutes
When an interabled queer couple spends the night together for the first time, they must confront their complex relationships with desire, sexuality, bodily autonomy, and what it means truly to love another person.
TAYLOR: A PORTRAIT OF BECOMING
Director: Sean Frost | USA | 17 Minutes | World Premiere
While navigating a career in television news, a former Buzzfeed comedian confronts the reality of being gender non-conforming in the Midwest. This coming-of-identity film meets Taylor at a pivotal moment in their life; post-internet fame, dating after divorce, and their continual fight for visibility.
DADDY ISSUES
Directors: Matt Campanella, Stephanie Chloe Hepner | USA | 5 Minutes
A young dominatrix receives an unexpected client.
COMPLICATED ORDER
Director: Emmie Lichtenberg | USA | 15 Minutes
When Remy accidentally places a food delivery order to her estranged ex-girlfriend’s house, she sets out on a journey to retrieve it.
BEYOND THE SEA
Director: Hippolyte Leibovici | Belgium | 25 Minutes
Lady Casca, a drag queen in her sixties, is about to go on stage at her cabaret for the last time. The next day, retirement by the sea awaits. But her estranged son Thomas, a star in his own right, interrupts the festivities with disturbing news.