Shorts: Closer to Fine

Guests

Holly Bates

Holly Bates

Heather Posten

Heather Posten

Lauren Beatty

Lauren Beatty

Lulu Wei

Lulu Wei

Beards, bands, boundaries, and besties, this collection of shorts is just trying to tell you something about life.

Rating and Content Advisory

14A

This program has 7 films.

Sun May 28, 11:45 am
TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
350 King Street West
Toronto ON

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Screening Sponsor

Japneet Kaur

Screening Sponsor

I Am Home

Kymon Greyhorse

Kymon Greyhorse

Director

As time goes on and the world around us shifts, we adapt and change. Although we might look different, deep down we are still the same. We are made from Mother Earth – mud, wood, love, and patience.

Country

United States

Year

2021

Duration

3 mins

Interests

House of Whoreship

Holly Laura Bates

Holly Laura Bates

When Violet, a suburban brothel worker returns to work after enduring a breakup, she is confronted by her recent ex-girlfriend hustling the same shift.

Country

Australia

Year

2022

Duration

15 mins

Interests

YA BENTI

Anissa Allali

Anissa Allali

Sabrina is about to marry Younes, a wedding that’s everything for her mother and grandmother. But the day before the ceremony, Sabrina steps back.

Country

France

Year

2022

Duration

23 mins

Interests

Transenders

Diane Russo Cheng

Diane Russo Cheng

Director

An intimate look into the nonprofit skateboarding organization Skate Like A Girl, as seen through the eyes of Alexa, a trans woman skateboarder and mentor.

Country

United States

Year

2022

Duration

9 mins

Interests

Butch up!

Yu-Jin LEE

Yu-Jin LEE

After a breakup, Mi-hae, the lead singer of an indie band, cannot bring herself to sing the band’s most popular song, “Oppa’s Girl”.

Country

Year

2022

Duration

11 mins

Interests

Soap

Lulu Wei

Lulu Wei

Inspired by past heartbreaks and present friendship, this short find two queer best friends going on a romantic getaway after being dumped.

Country

Canada

Year

2022

Duration

12 mins

Interests

Funny Face

Jude Hope Harris

Jude Hope Harris

When country singer Randy travels to take care of his sister Sophie, who is recovering from facial feminization surgery, he meets her girlfriend Morgan for the first time.

Country

United States

Year

2023

Duration

15 mins

Interests

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