Shorts: Here's Looking at You, Kid
May 23, 2025
2:00 PM
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 1
Whether it be an artist, a princess, a witch, or a drag star, this collection of shorts shows that you can be anything you want to be when you grow up, just so long as you don’t grow up too fast, and you have fun doing it.
Content Advisory: Our shorts programs feature a wide variety of themes. If you have any concerns about what might be depicted in this program please contact us at programming@insideout.ca.
PRINCIPESSA ² / PRINCIPESSA ² (PRINCIPESSA ALLA SECONDA)
Once upon a time there was a princess, a prince, and a wicked witch. In short, a fairy tale like many others where the prince may be nice, but our princess prefers his sister.
Director(s): Alessandra Francesca Coratella
Country: Italy
Year: 2024
Duration: 7 mins
A KIN SIN
While giving an oiled scalp massage to a friend, filmmaker Gulzar seeks to understand their gender amidst their familial and cultural wishes.
Director(s): Gulzar
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 6 mins
Zari
American teen Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.
Director(s): Shruti Parekh
Country: United States
Year: 2024
Duration: 20 mins
The Human Under The Bed
AJ, a little monster awake past their bedtime, has made a terrifying discovery: there's a human under their bed!
Director(s): Euan O'Leary
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 10 mins
Phranc: The Butch Closet
Follow artist and musician Phranc as she reflects on her recent exhibition, The Butch Closet, a memoir in the form of an art installation featuring painted paper and cardboard sculptures.
Director(s): Paige Gratland
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 21 mins
Wait, Wait, Now!
When best friends are left at home for the night, they do what all teenage boys do.
Director(s): Ramon Te Wake
Country: New Zealand
Year: 2024
Duration: 13 mins
Pinocchio
Pinocchio is the story of a young trans man, Silas, who shares his life story in hopes of adding a new perspective to the trans experience.
Director(s): Silas Howse
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 6 mins
Brim Broome Boulevard
In need of some retail therapy? Welcome to Brim Broome Boulevard! When a child wanders through a set of mysterious doors, they embark on a journey of self-discovery where fear and fashion intertwine.
Director(s): PJ Magerko-Liquorice
Country: United States
Year: 2024
Duration: 7 mins
May 23, 2025
2:00 PM
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 1