Shorts: Stories We Tell
May 31, 2025
2:00 PM
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 2
We’re back for our annual journey across Canada to offer up the best of the best from 2SLGBTQ+ filmmakers from coast to coast to coast. A love letter to the work created here and an exploration of love stories themselves, this program is Made in Canada and proud of 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.
Lovin' Her
A mature trans woman navigates the complexities of a fading memory, delving into the intricacies of love and the burgeoning evolution of her gender identity.
Director(s): day
Country: Canada, United States
Year: 2024
Duration: 15 mins
Hello Stranger
Between loads of laundry at the corner laundromat, Cooper shares the tumultuous story of her gender reassignment journey.
Director(s): Amélie Hardy
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 17 mins
Forest Echoes
A love story set against the backdrop of the climate crisis and the opioid epidemic, Forest Echoes follows Echo and Wild, two urban Indigenous land defenders.
Director(s): Eva Grant
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 18 mins
Everything's Great, You?
When her ex-girlfriend calls asking to meet up, Sofia leaves her a voicemail to talk about how great her life is going.
Director(s): Kristoffer Bradley Cruz
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 4 mins
Place d'Armes
Jean-Paul, recently injured at work, spends his days praying at churches and his nights performing as a dancer at a strip club. He copes with his pain and continues to find faith in the beauty of life.
Director(s): Drew Lint
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 20 mins
Aliens in Beirut
A Lebanese immigrant’s search for belonging and love in Beirut is shattered by the 2020 Port Explosion, forcing them to confront desire beyond survival.
Director(s): Raghed Charabaty
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 17 mins
Yesterday, today, see you tomorrow / Hier aujourd'hui à demain
Braiding, sewing and singing, a young woman passes on the richness of her cultural heritage to the next generation. To the rhythm of the teueikan, she also tells of the trials of the past and present.
Director(s): Irène-Kimberley Valin-Awashish
Country: Canada
Year: 2024
Duration: 4 mins
May 31, 2025
2:00 PM
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 2