Open Veins

A grieving woman’s reality and memories begin to blur as her adoptive mother, Mother Nikki, reaches out to her from the spirit realm. She must speak to her mother one last time—or risk losing the ability to love herself and others.

Daisy and Lila are best friends. At a suburban house party, shifting desires and tough choices force them to reconsider their place in the world and what they mean to each other.

Charlie is Not a Boy is the tale of a hushed soul, bound to a crumbling household in an allegorical America. With a perverted butcher for a father and a mother frozen in a quiet, catatonic spell, Charlie seeks solace in the whimsical world of his eccentric grandmother. As his safe haven unravels, Charlie navigates the hostile worlds of home and the military, caught between his authentic self and the masks he must wear.

Throughout the 1960's, gay bars served as havens for a marginalized queer community across the country. Frequent police raids and laws dictating women to wear three pieces of 'gender appropriate clothing' resulted in countless cases of police harassment, assault, and brutality. Sanctuary follows Meg and Abigail as they navigate their interaction and coping process after one such raid.

Grace Estrela

two young are trying to sleep, one to continue his dreams as being someone else, another just to witness the fear and despair. They are fighting against the forever-noon sun that blazes and invades their room among the city of Bangkok, the dust, the death, and the skyscrapers

On Christmas Eve, Alexandre, a lonely young man burdened by his own emotional defenses, invites Guilherme—a male escort who has just been kicked out of his home—to stay at his house. As the hours pass, the ordinary night transforms into a deep dive into the vulnerabilities, fears, and desires of both, showcasing the hesitant and contradictory construction of an inescapable connection that remains uncertain: whether it is love, friendship, or simply the recognition of two mirrored lonely souls.

A group of close friends take a trip to a snowy cabin for the winter. Drinks are spilled, lessons are learned, and memories are cultivated as the three day party comes unraveled.

A ranger exacts bloody vengeance against the gang that killed their partner.

A cursed blue-eyed boy seeks love in a remote mountain ruled by superstition.

Cinema clerks Silva and Felix work the final night before their beloved cinema is demolished by private investors. An empty final screening allows them to reflect on the meaning of cinema in an age wherein art no longer occupies physical space.

Free-spirited university student Rafaela’s carefree life is shaken when she falls pregnant. Desperate to get an abortion in a country where doing so could land her in jail and unable to fund one illegally, her situation shakes her world. But thankfully, she doesn’t face it alone by virtue of her best friend and sidekick, Gabriela. In her directorial debut, Hyland skilfully captures the incongruity of the inseparable duo’s lives as they move between their fuzzy pink apartment and the rough and raw backstreets of Santiago.

Guided by a queer deity, a closeted man is forced to confront his parents as he tries to regain his lost sense of identity.

Two boys from a soccer team disguise their love relationship as sheer friendship so as not to be discovered. One night of passion inside a car wash could trigger a different path in their lives.

A multi-awarded 23 minute short film about pansexual punk rockers in a toxic relationship in London’s underground music scene

Teo, a gay Guatemalan musician, flees a brutal homophobic attack. Ray, an American doctor, escapes his past after a fatal mistake. When their paths cross, they discover that redemption can come from where they least expect it.

When Jessica and her lover, Sophia, escape to a mountain cabin for a week’s holiday at the end of the year, Jessica’s fiancé, Daniel, shows up to surprise her but is actually the one who receives a surprise.

Fiodor is an insecure young gay man who agrees to hookup through an app with Simón. When the moment arrives, Fiodor’s discomfort and fears manifest as letters emerging from his body. Together with Simón, they will try to arrange the letters to make sense of the situation.

A seminary student confronts his religious views when he falls in love with another man.

A drama based on a true story that spans decades, exploring themes of love, friendship, courage, and societal change. The story begins in 1981 with Ted, a frail elderly man, reflecting on his life as he celebrates a landmark legal ruling with his nephew Simon, Simon’s partner Mark, and his lifelong friend Catherine. Flashbacks reveal Ted’s youth in 1940s Melbourne, where he stood up against homophobia and violence, forming a complex bond with Catherine and Leo.