2027 FESTIVALApril 7-17, 2027Lansing, MI

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POSTED: Mar 7, 2026

What We Carry

Amid the quiet tension of a rural home, a boy searches for tenderness with a dad who refuses to help grow it. What We Carry is a haunting portrait of love, loss, and the things we inherit when words can’t be spoken.

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RISING THROUGH THE FRAY

Uniting from across continents to bring representation to the sport they love, Indigenous Rising laces up their skates to claim their space on the roller derby track. Indigenous Rising is the first team in roller derby history to break the barriers of representing a single country at the Roller Derby World Cup – igniting a […]

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Octopus

A young boy’s imagination begins to blur the lines of reality, leaving the adults around him uncertain about what’s real. As his uncanny abilities begin to grow, they’re forced to ask: is it a gift—or a curse?

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Las Cosas Que Brillan

A curious trans mermaid defies her mother’s warnings to venture up to the surface, only to discover the world above is not what she dreamt. Las Cosas Que Brillan explores the impacts of environmental destruction, and the danger of being desired in a postcolonial world.

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Invaluable

Ms. Smith packs up to leave for the night after a long day of listening to her clients. She’s startled by a sudden knock at the door as she is not expecting anyone. Ms. Smith opens the door to reveal a very weary looking teenage girl. She quickly realizes that it’s her client, Jordan, who […]

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God forgive me

Irida, a queer Greek woman living in London, is summoned back to her ancestral home in Greece after the sudden death of her father. Inheriting a crumbling estate and overwhelming debts, she faces an impossible choice: sell the home and sever ties with her past or risk everything to keep it. As grief and the […]

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Gallina

In rural Spain, ten-year-old Pablo loves spending time at his granny’s countryside home, playing with his younger sister Alba and his best friend Martín. But everything changes when Martín pressures him to betray his family, leaving Pablo to question where he truly belongs.

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Fadeaway

*CONTENT WARNING: Self-Harm and Sexual Abuse* After a hookup text leads to the discovery of a deadly overdose, a closeted bisexual man is confronted by memories of his initial connection with the victim, and an old omen with newfound meaning.

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Draft Paper

Modeled after the real-life practice of US sailors being forced to censor their pin-up tattoos during World War II, Draft Paper tells the story of an unfulfilled fashion designer who has to face the moral and personal implications of creating his art during a tumultuous time in history.

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Butterfly Kiss

Carol panics and argues with her girlfriend Ray after an unexpected proposal. The situation gets worse when she wakes up in an apocalyptic reality and terribly discovers that Ray has transformed into a butterfly. Ray’s transformation, the invasion of the outside world into their home, and the growing tension between the two threaten their relationship. […]