We wanted to end on a hopeful and positive note with this Closing Night shorts program full of humor and joy, and a bit of bite! Featuring live stand-up from comedian MONISA BROWN!

SCREENING:
SUN OCT 22| 7:15 PM | BROADWAY PERFORMANCE HALL

FILMMAKERS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE

AVAILABLE IN OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAM

A HISTORY OF SITTING IN WAITING ROOMS
Lorena Russi; 2022; USA; 9 min
Lorenita is a rambunctious child with six cavities, one for each letter in her name that no one can pronounce. With the help of her imaginary best friend, Boo, a civil war ghost, Lorenita poorly navigates the drawn-out pains of puberty.

POP-OFF
Rance Collins; 2023; USA; 7 min
A nervous young gay man has an eye-popping first experience hosting a hookup.
CONTENT WARNINGS: VULGAR LANGUAGE, DRUGS/DRUG USE, NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS

DILATING FOR MAXIMUM RESULTS
Nyala Moon; 2022; USA; 14 min
A wacky, irreverent comedy about a Black trans woman who tries to dilate, after four years of not dilating, in order to hook-up IRL with her online boyfriend.
CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, DISCUSSION OF TRANSPHOBIC VIOLENCE, VULGAR LANGUAGE

MORE THAN A FEELING
Dave Quantic; 2022; USA; 5 min
A diverse cross-section of queer people describe discovering the joys of self-pleasure.

HEADDRESS
Taietsarón:sere 'Tai' Leclaire; 2022; USA; 10 min
When a Queer Indigenous Person at a music festival sees a non Indigenous person wearing a ceremonial headdress, they retreat into their mind to find the perfect insult.
CONTENT WARNINGS: VULGAR LANGUAGE, DISCUSSION OF SELF HARM, DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE

COME CORRECT
Molly Coffee; 2022; USA; 14 min
Recently divorced from her husband, a woman with an unhealthy relationship with perfection explores her newfound queerness by hiring a female sex worker to teach her how to eat fruit.
CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, VULGAR LANGUAGE

DADDY ISSUES
Matt Campanella & Stephanie Chloe` Hepner; 2022; USA; 5 min
A young dominatrix receives an unexpected client.
CONTENT WARNINGS: NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS

AC UNIT
Grace Godvin; 2023; USA; 13 min
A universally relatable story about the dangers of installing an air conditioning unit on our own.
CONTENT WARNINGS: VULGAR LANGUAGE, DRUGS/DRUG USE, IMPLIED VIOLENCE


Featuring Live Stand-Up Comedy!

Local comedian MONISA BROWN will be joining us for a brief set before the shorts screening!