We don’t know what else to say – these six films will captivate you, thrill you and touch your soul. An Asian-Irish crossdresser’s bold plans to seduce a closeted GAA player take a risky turn when three lads watch them having sex from afar; two broken strangers wrestling with their queer identities meet on the subway just after midnight. A poignant, poetic journey through the past few hours of their night reveals how they got here, and what broke them; in the wake of a terrifying encounter, an overwhelmed drag queen struggles under the weight of public attention, inspired by the true story of Kyle Casey; one day this kid will feel something stir in his heart and throat and mouth. One day this kid will reach a point where he senses a division that isn’t mathematical. One day this kid will talk; Dorothy (BAFTA winner Miriam Margolyes) is a lonely widow whose body is failing, but her mind remains as bright as ever. When 17-year-old JJ (Alistair Nwachukwu) accidentally kicks his football into her garden, he upends Dorothy’s daily routine of pills, prunes, and crosswords, and an unlikely friendship blossoms; on a cold night in NYC, after missing curfew at a shelter, T – a homeless queer teen – searches for a way to get off the streets. Knowing the city offers programs that help people living with HIV secure housing, he devises a plan to contract the virus so he can receive the same support.
NEVER K*ll A FEMBOY ON THE FIRST DATE (IRELAND, 18 MIN., DIR. OONAGH KEARNEY)
NEWBIES (U.S., 17 MIN., DIR. KIMIKO MATSUDA-LAWRENCE AND MEGAN TRUFANT TILLMAN)
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LIBRARY (PICTURE LOCK) (U.S., 15 MIN., DIR. SYRA MCCARTHY AND KYLE CASEY)
ONE DAY THIS KID (CANADA, 17 MIN., DIR. ALEXANDER FARAH)
A FRIEND OF DOROTHY (U.K., 21 MIN., DIR. LEE KNIGHT)
HOME (U.S., 14 MIN., DIR. DONJA R. LOVE)
(RUNNING TIME: 103 MINUTES)
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