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Color's of Love - International Queer Film Festival announce the OFFICIAL SELECTION LIST. We received around 80 films around the word.
LGBT - Gay Films
Anchored
Directed by : Reid "Pat" Sandlund
Submission Category : LGBT - Gay Films
Synopsis: Following a traumatic accident, a man adapts to a new way of life with the support of his partner.
Remember Us
Directed by : Rubyll Banuelos
Submission Category : LGBT - Gay Films
Synopsis: A college student is confronted by his past and ex-boyfriend, both of which he has forgotten due to amnesia.
FUFU
Directed by : Katsuhide Yamago
Submission Category : LGBT - Gay Films
Synopsis: Two husbands, Tasuki and Yudai have been for many years. It is getting closer to the day that Yudai will say goodbye. Now, their memories are flashing.
Seven Drinks
Directed by : Madison Thomas & Kevin P. Gabel
Submission Category : LGBT - Gay Films
Synopsis: "Seven Drinks" is a romantic drama about two young men, Mitch and Bobby, who meet for coffee one afternoon and quickly fall for each other. The film follows the course of their relationship through seven scenes in a story spanning years, exploring how they come into their own identities and struggle with challenges to their relationship and future happiness.
boy meets boy
Directed by : Jonathan MacPherson
Submission Category : LGBT - Gay Films
Synopsis: Honest, true and raw. Vincent is searching for love in his isolated perfect life. He turns to online dating sites to meet the One! Steven catches his attention. Mystery and anxiousness builds a mood of desperation that transforms to chaos, curiosity and anticipation. A battle between perfection and passion; nervous romance leads to passion triumphing... or does it? Suspense builds as the battle takes place. Victory is in your perception.
PATH OF A GHOST
Directed by : Namo Safideen
Submission Category : LGBT - Gay Films
Synopsis: An elderly and socially awkward lone wolf, Einar Svensson, decides to pursue his chance of finding true love one last time by signing up to a speed dating event. After a while, Einar’s insecurities begin to influence his behavior on each date.
LGBT - Lesbian Films
Found Family
Directed by : Esmée Lavalette
Submission Category : LGBT - Lesbian Films
Synopsis: Found Family follows teenager Elyse trying to navigate coming out to her homophobic parents and wanting to meet her long distance girlfriend for the first time.
U-HAULING
Directed by : Dani.ka Vermette
Submission Category : LGBT - Lesbian Films
Synopsis: Jeanne slams the door on Iris.
Iris has no idea that her relationship is over. She believes that Jeanne will forgive her; she especially hopes so.
Iris is no longer at home anywhere; all the doors that open eventually close on her.
To the rhythm of hosts and clumsiness, Iris learns about life without
Jeanne.
6 X 10 minutes | ROMEO & SONS, 2021 | Montreal, QC, Canada
Bonsoir
Directed by : Athina Gendry
Submission Category : LGBT - Lesbian Films
Synopsis: Suzanne is a successful lawyer from Lyon. Skeptical of dating apps, she finally decides to go on her first date with Lucille.
The two women meet in a bar on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse and get to know each other over a few amber Jenkins.
Lost in Time
Directed by : Megan Ellis
Submission Category : LGBT - Lesbian Films
Synopsis: Lost in Time is a short lesbian historical science fiction film. Julia has moved to Australia, where new landscapes dazzle and wild creature’s roam. When her travelling party become stranded on the side of a dusty bushland road, things start to go missing. When Julia realises the mysterious person stealing from her is a girl, she becomes determined to put a stop to it - but not before Julia finds out who the out of place girl is and most importantly, where she comes from.
LGBT - Bisexual Films
Without Transition
Directed by : Paul GRANIER
Submission Category : LGBT - Bisexual Films
Synopsis: It is sometimes a long way to allow yourself to love again.
One night, Leo meets Thom.
He doesn't know it yet, but this meet will change him forever.
His desire, his received ideas and his existence will be upset.
Because of Love
Directed by : Lex Melony
Submission Category : LGBT - Bisexual Films
Synopsis: You never know what is hidden behind closed doors.
It could have been a story about a perfect family: a successful businessman, a loving wife and mother of two wonderful children.
But real life is never simple.
Hidden desires, contradictions, and the whirlwind of true love.
Everything has its price and the time has come to pay the bill
Pancakes
Directed by : Emily Friedman
Submission Category : LGBT - Bisexual Films
Synopsis: .......
LGBT - Transgender Films
Anchored
Directed by : Reid "Pat" Sandlund
Submission Category : LGBT - Transgender Films
Synopsis: Following a traumatic accident, a man adapts to a new way of life with the support of his partner.
Sudden Flash
Directed by : Maho Irigoyen
Submission Category : LGBT - Transgender Films
Synopsis: A dive in the river takes a trans man on a journey back to his past.
Before the eruption
Directed by : Roberto Pérez Toledo
Submission Category : LGBT - Transgender Films
Synopsis: Although a volcanic eruption can occur without any prior signal, volcanoes will most likely issue different types of warnings before the eruption begins. We barely saw it coming.
Lucy, Denny and Love
Directed by : Irina Abraham
Submission Category : LGBT - Transgender Films
Synopsis: She is a dancer. Every Wednesday he comes to watch her dance. First looks of tenderness, first possibility of romance, a hope to be seen, heard and understood... But love takes an unexpected form in this story as the boy reveals his secret to the object of his undivided attention.
Felt Right Then, Feels Right Now
Directed by : Ashton Blyth
Submission Category : LGBT - Transgender Films
Synopsis: Felt Right Then, Feels Right Now depicts the childhood memory of Blyth trying on his father’s boxers at age eight, before leaving for Brownies still wearing them under his uniform. This memory is one of many that have contributed to Blyth understanding that his gender identity did not align with the sex he was assigned at birth, leading to the artist coming out as transgender at eighteen. The artist intends for this to be the first of many animations in a series titled Defining Moments of a Trans Experience, which will portray Blyth’s experiences pre and post transitioning from female to male that contribute to his continued understanding of the fluidity of gender.
The animation consists of 728 unique cels, shot at a rate of 24 frames per second. It was hand-drawn using fine-liners and colouring pencils, using a live-action video for reference of the artist’s eight-year-old sister trying on a similar pair of boxers to that which he remembers. The audio accompanying the animation is from the live-action reference and features the voices of Blyth’s parents, bringing a personal reality to the animation of this intimate moment.
The Tailor
Directed by : Inbal Selah
Submission Category : LGBT - Transgender Films
Synopsis: Oren (24) is a transgender in the closet, feels he is a woman and not a man and hides it from all of his family and friends. Oren lives in Jaffa with his single mom. His childhood in his hometown forced him to develop a tough and sometimes scary appearance, so that he would not suffer from bullying. Oren's dream is to be accepted to the best fashion school in the country "Shenkar", and through being a fashion designer to break the gender rules and design clothes that challenge the "masculine" and "feminine" clothing accepted in society.
LGBT - Sexual Diversity Films
Blanche
Directed by : Andrea Papalotti
Submission Category : LGBT - Sexual Diversity Films
Synopsis: Virginia racconta a Cristian, un ragazzo che sta frequentando, la storia di suo padre, un travestito, che quella sera stessa si esibirà in un locale, interpretando il monologo di Blanche tratto da "Un tram che si chiama desiderio" di Tennessee Williams.
Un cortometraggio con una tematica sociale molto delicata e con un finale emozionante.
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Virginia tells Cristian, a boy she is dating, the story of her father, a transvestite, who that same evening will perform in a club, interpreting Blanche's monologue from "A Streetcar Named Desire".
The Flag
Directed by : Margaux Fazio & Manon Stutz
Submission Category : LGBT - Sexual Diversity Films
Synopsis: .......
Pink Feather-With Subtitles
Directed by : Rochelle Smith
Submission Category : LGBT - Sexual Diversity Films
Synopsis: This LGBTQ+ film is a mixture of comedy, and awareness. A group of ranchers in the 80's visit what they think is a western bar. What they find instead, are drag queens, conflict, and finally, compassion. Filmed in Garden City, Idaho. Starring Karma Rose, Coco Freeo, Maliha Gemini, Sid D'Licious, MIkey Likesit, JRS, LP, and many others. Music by Jenn Snyder, Rochelle Smith, Brooke Would, and JRS. Made possible with a grant from Idaho Film Collection, archived at BSU Albertson's Library.
LGBT - Documentary Films
The Binary Reconstruction
Directed by : Chloe Bowman
Submission Category : LGBT - Documentary Films
Synopsis: The Binary Reconstruction is a Poetic Documentary that uses personal interviews, choreography and staged visual moments to commentate on the complexities of gender identity and expression within the Queer community.
Sun bunnies
Directed by : Kostiantyn Mishchenko
Submission Category : LGBT - Documentary Films
Synopsis: "Sunny Bunnies" is a film about love. Love is one of the basic human rights.
LGBT - Animation Films
In Nature
Directed by : Marcel Barelli
Submission Category : LGBT - Animation Films
Synopsis: In nature, a couple is a male and a female. Well, not always! A couple is also a female and a female. Or a male and a male. You may not know it, but homosexuality isn't just a human story.
Anchored
Directed by : Reid "Pat" Sandlund
Submission Category : LGBT - Animation Films
Synopsis: Following a traumatic accident, a man adapts to a new way of life with the support of his partner.
Men in Blue : 12 stories
Directed by : Francisco BIANCHI
Submission Category : LGBT - Animation Films
Synopsis: Mapping of what it is to be a man today, through portraits of 12 men, of all genders and from all backgrounds. Facing Francisco, each protagonist strips off in front of his camera and speak about themselves in a documentary format, animated in rotoscopy with more than 500 blue ballpoint pen drawings.
Felt Right Then, Feels Right Now
Directed by : Ashton Blyth
Submission Category : LGBT - Animation Films
Synopsis: Felt Right Then, Feels Right Now depicts the childhood memory of Blyth trying on his father’s boxers at age eight, before leaving for Brownies still wearing them under his uniform. This memory is one of many that have contributed to Blyth understanding that his gender identity did not align with the sex he was assigned at birth, leading to the artist coming out as transgender at eighteen. The artist intends for this to be the first of many animations in a series titled Defining Moments of a Trans Experience, which will portray Blyth’s experiences pre and post transitioning from female to male that contribute to his continued understanding of the fluidity of gender.
The animation consists of 728 unique cels, shot at a rate of 24 frames per second. It was hand-drawn using fine-liners and colouring pencils, using a live-action video for reference of the artist’s eight-year-old sister trying on a similar pair of boxers to that which he remembers. The audio accompanying the animation is from the live-action reference and features the voices of Blyth’s parents, bringing a personal reality to the animation of this intimate moment.
LGBT - HIV based Film
H.I.V. PSA
Directed by : Audrey Maxon
Submission Category : LGBT - HIV based Film
Synopsis: This is a PSA about human immunodeficiency virus: what H.I.V. is and what treatments we have for it.
LGBT - Music Video
DRAUMA
Directed by : Georgios Iatrou & Olympia Lazaridou
Submission Category : LGBT - Music Video
Synopsis: Drauma comes from the words Drag and Trauma. It's a film combing the art of drag with the art of lyric singing. The project speaks about how physical or psychological scars from everyday battles can make us stronger and prouder of ourselves.
Shea, by Nasra
Directed by : Effy Adar
Submission Category : LGBT - Music Video
Synopsis: A family displaced by greed searches for a new home in a foreign place. As they explore they discover pieces of themselves; old and new. "Shea" celebrates what has always remained in Black/African peoples, an innate sense of home, luxury and interconnectedness.
MOÇO
Directed by : Tiago Aires Lêdo
Submission Category : LGBT - Music Video
Synopsis: "I send you this song to formalize that I am shattered.
I have missed you every day since the eclipse up until tomorrow.
This ghosting is unacceptable."
To a friend whose whereabouts I don't know and from whom I stole my first name.
The Official Rainbow Music Video
Directed by : Michelle Bossy
Submission Category : LGBT - Music Video
Synopsis: The Official Rainbow Music Video, produced and written by singer songwriter Brooke Josephson, directed by Michelle Bossy with a very diverse LGBTQ+ crew and post production team, is a celebration of the hope of humanity in the darkest of times and how we can rise above natural disasters, pandemics, even other people's hurtful judgments to shine our lights in the darkest of times.
Breathe
Directed by : Christina Estillore
Submission Category : LGBT - Music Video
Synopsis: We often keeps secrets in order to protect the ones we love, but inevitably, this how we end up hurting them.
Wanna Dance
Directed by : Mei Fa Tan
Submission Category : LGBT - Music Video
Synopsis: Wanna Dance is an invitation to celebrate love beyond the boundaries of gender or any kind of label ! 🌈✨
Wanna Dance is the 4th chapter of Laura Scaglia's visual album named The Calling, coming out this year 2021. Through 5 tracks, all representing different music genres and addressing crucial topics close to her heart, a 15min short film reveals a striking story taking you on a journey rooted in cultural heritage. This 4th chapter is the first to be released in honor of pride month coming to a close.
Wanna Dance officially got released on July 3rd 2021. All other chapters will be released throughout this coming year.
A censored version is available.
MICUŁA - Organic Love
Directed by : Karolina Micuła
Submission Category : LGBT - Music Video
Synopsis: MICUŁA's Organic Love is a colorful and energetic pop song with a juicy video. Performers represent almost all of the letters of the LGBTQ + acronym and celebrate their gender and sexual identity premiering this video in a homophobic Poland during the Pride Month 2021.
MICUŁA wrote the script and directed a funny queer video inspired by the burlesque show Madame Meduse at the Madame Q club in Warsaw. The humorous picture takes us into the world of erotic food fantasies. To these fruits & veggies games along with Madame Meduse MICUŁA invited voguer Jake (Yevgeniy Glazkov), a transgender performer and DJ Pepe Le Puke, and a no-binary artist named Kle Mens. This video celebrates all tastes of love. Vegan foodporn in a camp aesthetic.
MICUŁA - City that start with W
Directed by : Katarzyna Borelowska
Submission Category : LGBT - Music Video
Synopsis: The sketches and memories of MICUŁA’s love and hate relationship with Wroclaw (Poland) and a new romance with her mistress Warsaw (Poland) are coexisting within this song. Everyone has a city like this which does not necessarily start with W. Based on the collectiveness of this experience Katarzyna Borelowska wrote and directed a video about a dance therapy class. A universal story about looking for your own place, bouncing off the wall and measuring with reality, for which we sometimes place too much hope, not realizing that the environment is not conducive.“I crumble around you, so hold me tight” (“Przy Tobie się kruszę, więc mocno mnie tul”).
We are all strangers wherever we are. And many can identify with this story. It was performed by the artists related to Warsaw. Krzysztof Lubka is responsible for the choreography, and since July 2020 he has been dancing his performance "I'm queer and for far too long I lived in fear" in the center of a city. The first Drag King in Polish pop plays the role of the therapist: Maryjan Bear from Drag King SharmTRIO. Kiss me in the soul city that starts with W (“Pocałuj mnie w duszę miasto na W”). Kiss all of us and let us live and express ourselves the way we want to.
LGBT - Pride Celebration Films
The Flag
Directed by : Margaux Fazio & Manon Stutz
Submission Category : LGBT - Pride Celebration Films
Synopsis: .......
Liberty
Directed by : David Ellington
Submission Category : LGBT - Pride Celebration Films
Synopsis: "The cold, cold shudder / of a world craving / blood, blood, blood. / Every day blood. / Leeching my freedom. / My freedom. / I will fight / to save my freedom." David Ellington brings to life his poignant and political BSL poem, Liberty, in a new highly-visual, poetic and physically realised short film commissionsed by Ad Infinitum and HOME. This filmic poem draws on visual vernacular and BSL to examine what sets us apart, and what unites us. David has been collaborating with Ad Infinitum since 2016 and we are delighted to be able to commission him.
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