Crushes, homecoming, and some surprising special interests: this short program highlights the complexities of young adulthood and the importance of being yourself.
Kristian Cahatol
Director
Lourdes Miere
Director
Kay Chan
Director
Crushes, homecoming, and some surprising special interests: this short program highlights the complexities of young adulthood and the importance of being yourself.
Rating and Content Advisory
PG
Fri May 26, 1:00 pm
TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
350 King Street West
Toronto, ON
Ella Rocca
Director
Dealing with their own obsessive crushes, Ella Rocca researches what to do about it.
Country
Switzerland
Year
2022
Duration
8 mins
Interests
Ariel Mahler
Radha Mehta
This short documentary explores the journey of Florida’s first transgender Homecoming Queen, Evan Bialosuknia, and her confidence and impact on youth faced with discrimination from Florida’s newly signed “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Country
United States
Year
2022
Duration
14 mins
Interests
Nicolás Keller Sarmiento
Director
By a gas station in rural Argentina, a broken-hearted drag queen helps young Ernesto find the courage to follow his dreams.
Country
Argentina
Year
2023
Duration
13 mins
Interests
Mary Galloway
Director
Trinity – a radical, Indigenous, feminist – and Addison – a devout, Black Mormon – are forced to work together on a school project and discover they have more in common than they thought.
Country
Canada
Year
2021
Duration
11 mins
Interests
Kristian Cahatol
Director
Two non-binary young adults embark on a dream-like journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they navigate the complexities of love and identity.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
5 mins
Interests
Lourdes Miere
Director
Word by Word is a short documentary following the creative journey of Robyn Sidhu, a spoken word poet.
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Duration
9 mins
Interests
Kay Chan
Director
A pair of Two-Spirit Métis-Chinese youth soften a deer hide together, revealing a story about belonging and honoring your full self and ancestry, no matter where you are.
Country
Canada
Year
2022
Duration
2 mins
Interests
Aly Labbé-Hervieux
Fursona is an incursion into the universe of Aly, a member of the Furry community.
Country
Year
2022
Duration
5 mins
Interests
Malik Ever
With her summer camp golf tournament looming, outcast Ursula hopes to win and prove her worth with the help of Chef Cormac, the transmasculine former ladies golf pro.
Country
United States
Year
2022
Duration
14 mins
Interests
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