2023 Outfest LA LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Shorts Package (International Streaming Only)

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46 films in package
a BLOOM
After returning home from conversion therapy, Nick seeks to move on from his previous partner. While catching up with his friends, he locks eyes with a strange yet familiar figure he eagerly hopes to meet.
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A Bronx Story
Two queer Dominican men navigate modern love in New York City.
A Fire That Never Dies
Overwhelmed with grief, Kai grows obsessed with the footsteps of his upstairs neighbor, a dancer whom he believes was sent as a sign by his late mother.
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A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here
A lonely middle-aged motorcyclist goes to a lesbian party for the first time where she encounters four young queers who share a home and physical intimacies. This mingling of generations is a tribute to the queer elders who brought our community to where it is today.
Abundance
Love yourself? Easy. Why wouldn’t I? Feel the unbridled joy and energy of celebrating your body in this sumptuous short.
Aliyah
Aliyah — a trans Muslim hijabi — is rejected from her own home, gathering the courage to speak out about her path toward building a new family, coming into her own identity on her own terms, and remaining devout to her faith despite the transphobia it may espouse.
All I Ever Wanted
Rom-com obsessed teen Christine has internalized the desire for a Prince Charming until the possibility of a Princess Charming dethrones her expectations.
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Anaconda
Are you ever really safe online? Our protagonist’s late night dalliances take a suspenseful turn for the worse in this NSFW short.
And Yet
A meditation on love and the inevitability of loss during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Small Congratulations
You have underwhelming athletic capabilities and still take part in a league sport like hockey. This short doc introduces us to writer Izzy who has finally found what has eluded her since 8th grade.
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Blood Hana
Lily, a teenage girl attending a Catholic school, questions the teachings of the Catholic Church when she befriends a new student who brings out the blood flowers in her.
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Build or Destroy
Amidst fiery urban wreckage, a blazing and bedazzled figure explores how Black trans femme performance offers space for creation and detonation.
Cream or Sugar
Two best friends face ultimate destruction within their fabricated world of grandeur.
Cycle One
In this screen adaptation of The Interrogative Mood by Padgett Powell, a drifter wanders the streets as a stream of queries invites the viewer to consider daily existence.
Decolonizing Gender
A counter-cultural short doc celebrating the subversion of gender and historic colonialist narratives, centering the Indigenous community around a day of expression at Hot Donna.
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Decriminalize Now: Akia's Story
A young non-binary blacktivist’s flight for the decriminalization of drugs for harm reduction.
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Dress Up
Karina's home to attend her younger sister's marriage festivities. She brought along her "college roommate" Denise. They're queer and not out; how will Karina handle all the pent-up tension she feels?
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Ever Wanting (for Margaret Chung)
An envisioned look into the life of Margaret Chung and her world of sapphic surgeries, queer flights of fancy, and drugs.
Ezra
Is harmony achievable when one's passion is restrained by their physical inability? Ezra, a dancer battling chronic illness, finds tranquility in nature while on a camping trip with their boyfriend.
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Firsts
A closeted Chinese student living abroad in New Zealand decides to lose his virginity to a stranger he meets online on the eve of Lunar New Year.
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Flames
A confession of love turns weird when friends gather for a post graduation party in a remote cabin.
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Fresh Meat
A digital content company notorious for chewing up and spitting out young writers harbors a darker secret.
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From X to Z
A cranky Gen X butch is forced to spend time with a genderqueer Gen Z’er whose gender-affirming upbringing and experiences elicits the former to critique how kids today have it easier. Generational differences aside, the two find comfort in their similarities that defy generation.
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Heaven Reaches Down to Earth
Coming to realizations about their sexuality, Tau embarks on a journey which in turn sets off emotions in Tumelo; the two will never be the same.
Hot VaXxX Summer
You’ve been cooped up for far too long — it’s time for a HOT VAXXX SUMMER!
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Love & Revolution
A mixture of visual images paired with spoken word which serves as a call to action and tribute to Candy Royalle.
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Masisi Wouj
A queer tribute to the Lwa, Vodou gods and goddesses who once inspired a revolution.
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Memoirs of the (Non)Existent Me
Bia loves Marina, and nothing would change that. Despite years of erasure and non-acceptance by Marina’s biological family, her lover and chosen family are adamant about completing one final, necessary, and affirming gesture.
Nasir
A bracingly intimate portrayal of trans identity, following Nasir in his journey to live in his truth and be accepted.
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Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems
Nathan Joe has some things TO SAY. Words from an East Asian Kiwi chronicling his battles with identity using performance poetry.
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Novena
A death in the family forces old friends back together where, over the course of a night, their relationship unravels into unresolved emotion.
One Magenta Afternoon
Les and his Pop Pop summon six queer spirits through jazz to connect Les to the strength and guidance of his queer ancestry.
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Pink & Blue
Crea and Armani are a trans couple intent on changing the binary, one gender-free baby at a time. Navigating through first-time parenting challenges and finding help along the way still begs the question: are they ready?
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Portal
Reflections on connection during the pandemic, and finding joy in small and unsuspecting ways.
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Salman Toor's Emerald Green
A talented Pakistani-born New York artist distinguished by his use of emerald green reflects on what it is to be an artist as he prepares for an art show.
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Second Parent
Parenting for Julia and Kat is overcoming “mommy challenges.” When their daughter, Becca, asks for the one thing Kat has difficulty giving, will doing it "anyway" to please Becca, supersede all the anxiety she feels?
Sex(ual) Healing
By amplifying the voices of sex workers, healers, sex educators, and therapists, this doc presents how participating in certain sex practices can foster liberation, autonomy, and ultimately become a tool for healing.
Stephen & James: Best Girlfriends
What is queer friendship? This short delves into the connections that subvert heteronormative standards
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Super // Man
A gay young man finds out how high he can get, and how low he can go, when he finds himself trapped inside of sex club with a devilish older man.
Taffeta
As a toxic phone sex relationship spirals out of control, the titular Taffeta must confront whether they will be able to break out of the destructive habits and crippling loneliness that have haunted their life.
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The Birth of a Beautiful Butch
It’s school picture day! And we all know what that means: awkward smiles into the camera and kids in their best looks trying to make their family proud. But Alex is stuck, go with the flow or break from convention?
The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night
Family holidays, amirite? A Queer Pakistani Muslim woman navigates dicey waters when she brings her partner home for the annual family game night.
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These Hands Lay Open
A visual meditation exploring the emotional vulnerability in Black selfhood and liberation.
Truthless
Stand-up comedian Lady Lin faces the lies her family spread about her supposed passing to evade acknowledging her trans identity amidst the news of her mother’s untimely death. Her only hope of processing her conflicting emotions surrounding the trauma behind her parents disowning her comes through her performance onstage.
UpUntilNow
This experimental short asks us to ponder questions regarding finding our tribe. What risks do we take to be with those who can help us discover who we gloriously need to become?
Work
Moving to a new city after a painful break up, Gabriella falls back into the night.
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Stand-up comedian Lady Lin faces the lies her family spread about her supposed passing to evade acknowledging her trans identity amidst the news of her mother’s untimely death. Her only hope of processing her conflicting emotions surrounding the trauma behind her parents disowning her comes through her performance onstage.


Playing in Cancer Shorts - Surpassing/Transcending Expectation.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    27 minutes
  • Language
    Mandarin Chinese, English
  • Country
    China
  • Premiere
    International
  • Director
    Badou Zhao
  • Screenwriter
    Zhao Badou
  • Producer
    Zhang Qiongdan
  • Cast
    Wu Jiahui, Zhao Chenyang
  • Cinematographer
    Chen Lishuo
  • Editor
    Tan Danyi
  • Composer
    Yang Lin
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