2025 FESTIVALApril 2-12, 2025Lansing, MI

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POSTED: Feb 20, 2025

Hag.

This story follows Reesa Crawford, a queer black woman from South Carolina who is having her first child with her wife, Khari. During this pregnancy, remnants of her past begin to torment her via the old urban legend of the boo hag. As this creature takes a toll on her mental and physical health and […]

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Castling

A young man, disappointed in human relations, moves into a tower in the middle of nowhere. However the pleasant solitude gives in to dreams of intimacy, but perhaps for the last time.

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Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens

“Don’t Cry For Me All You Drag Queens” pays homage to the legendary Mother Cavallucci by weaving together the present and past to provide a striking portrait of belonging and memory. Joseph “Josie” Cavallucci (aka Mother Cavallucci) is a legendary New Hope drag queen that would host annual wedding celebrations in the 70s and 80s […]

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EITR

Grinding away at the inherited family business, Mohamed works tirelessly making sales of knock-off perfume, while living as a knock-off version of his true self. His doting mother Marwa brings him lunch everyday and sets up chay dates with potential romantic interests (and their families) what seems like every night. Inside of this monotony Mohamed […]

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Arcturus Beaming

Sam takes a road trip and discovers the beauty and the spectacle of virtual connections crossing into the real world. Set to the song Arcturus Beaming by The Crane Wives.

POSTED: Mar 2, 2024

Addict

What is “love”? This is the central topic explored in the film. Prior to the formation of love, there is a stronger inclination towards attachment and dependency, which then expands into various manifestations. With this in mind, a 2D animated short film depicting a romantic relationship between two men is created. Love is composed of […]

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Blue Sunshine

Aravind, a high school teacher, wants to transition from male to female while working for a school in a small town in South India. Aravind’s parents do not know that Aravind is already taking hormone treatment for the transition. When his parents force a marriage upon him due to their financial situation, Aravind gains courage […]

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Lipstick Jodi – Now That She’s Down

K, the lead singer of Lipstick Jodi is out on the town when they lock eyes with a stranger. One thing leads to another which leads to a menage a troi depicted with fruity euphemisms, bedroom montages, and performance footage set to the single “Now That She’s Down.”

POSTED: Mar 17, 2023

Soft

Taking place over one summer, three adolescent queer friends become enraptured in the nightlife scene of underbelly Toronto, but their bond is tested when a friend of one of them goes missing.

POSTED: Mar 13, 2023

Amina

Haunted by the loss of her partner, a former astronaut struggles to connect with her unborn child.