Here is a 95-minute collection of LGBTQIA+ shorts from around the world.
JESSE JAMES: "Jesse James" traces the moments between a neighbor's phone call and the arrival of the police, when Jesse and his lover test the boundaries of their relationship and come face to face not just with what they are losing but with what they have already lost -- when Jesse can no longer save his relationship but only himself.
COCOON LOVE: A teenager is sent back to stay with her grandparents in her hometown village. As she begins a budding friendship with a classmate, she is forced to confront her past and imagine a much different future.
ANOTHER XMAS DINNER: An Afro-Latino family is challenged with seeing the youngest son for the first time in four years since his sexual transition, and meeting her new husband for the first time on the evening of their family’s annual Christmas dinner.
LAS REINAS DE LOS CUENTOS: A Latinx drag queen activist couple in San Diego uses storytelling to educate and empower children, foster community, and spread a universal message of understanding and self-acceptance. Barbie Q and Raquel Ita inspire a love of reading while teaching deeper lessons of building an equally diverse and inclusive society. We learn of the queen's backgrounds, watch their performance, hear their aspirations for using the art of drag to enrich children's lives with reading, and enter into an imaginative world of story-time via an animated sequence.
ROADKILL: Tillie's lonely life as a roadkill removal worker is destabilized when Wanda, a lively stranger, comes to town.
THE UNSURE MASSEUR: A young man considering a career as a masseur learns the sacrifices required from an experienced massage therapist.
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
An Afro-Latino family is challenged by seeing their youngest child for the first time in four years-- since her transition--and meeting her new husband for the first time on the evening of their family’s annual Christmas dinner.
Director Biography - Jeffrey Lindsay Relf
A creative hybrid, Jeffrey Lindsay Relf is a writer/director/producer hailing from Chicago, Illinois. After receiving his B.A. in Fashion, from New York’s Pratt Institute, he worked for top luxury companies until relocating to Los Angeles, where he began costuming film for directors Reggie Rock Bythewood, William Shatner, and Trey Haley. He wrote, directed, and produced the short film “Jesus Children of America” shot with the iPhone (runtime 15-minutes). He was selected for CMG/Festival de Cannes’ short film-makers program, where his short screenplay “Baggage” was produced and premiered during Cannes 2019. He’s recently packaged his first docuseries project “Immeasurable: The Color of Fashion”, (represented by CAA) which was an official recipient of the 2020 CNN/Film Independent Docuseries Fellowship, as well as securing a Film Independent 2021 Fiscal Sponsorship for his short screenplay "Crystal" starring Trans-model Arisce Wanzer. Last year, Relf garnered a Bronze Lens Award for producing the winning “Best Short Film” category with “Catching Up”, directed by Fowzi Adelsamad.
- Year2021
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorJeffrey Lindsay Relf
- ScreenwriterJeffrey Lindsay Relf
- ProducerJames McNinch
- CastKyler O'Neal, Godwin Obeng, Stella Franco, Pedro Figueroa, Andante Petit-Homme, Brittany Carr,
Here is a 95-minute collection of LGBTQIA+ shorts from around the world.
JESSE JAMES: "Jesse James" traces the moments between a neighbor's phone call and the arrival of the police, when Jesse and his lover test the boundaries of their relationship and come face to face not just with what they are losing but with what they have already lost -- when Jesse can no longer save his relationship but only himself.
COCOON LOVE: A teenager is sent back to stay with her grandparents in her hometown village. As she begins a budding friendship with a classmate, she is forced to confront her past and imagine a much different future.
ANOTHER XMAS DINNER: An Afro-Latino family is challenged with seeing the youngest son for the first time in four years since his sexual transition, and meeting her new husband for the first time on the evening of their family’s annual Christmas dinner.
LAS REINAS DE LOS CUENTOS: A Latinx drag queen activist couple in San Diego uses storytelling to educate and empower children, foster community, and spread a universal message of understanding and self-acceptance. Barbie Q and Raquel Ita inspire a love of reading while teaching deeper lessons of building an equally diverse and inclusive society. We learn of the queen's backgrounds, watch their performance, hear their aspirations for using the art of drag to enrich children's lives with reading, and enter into an imaginative world of story-time via an animated sequence.
ROADKILL: Tillie's lonely life as a roadkill removal worker is destabilized when Wanda, a lively stranger, comes to town.
THE UNSURE MASSEUR: A young man considering a career as a masseur learns the sacrifices required from an experienced massage therapist.
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
An Afro-Latino family is challenged by seeing their youngest child for the first time in four years-- since her transition--and meeting her new husband for the first time on the evening of their family’s annual Christmas dinner.
Director Biography - Jeffrey Lindsay Relf
A creative hybrid, Jeffrey Lindsay Relf is a writer/director/producer hailing from Chicago, Illinois. After receiving his B.A. in Fashion, from New York’s Pratt Institute, he worked for top luxury companies until relocating to Los Angeles, where he began costuming film for directors Reggie Rock Bythewood, William Shatner, and Trey Haley. He wrote, directed, and produced the short film “Jesus Children of America” shot with the iPhone (runtime 15-minutes). He was selected for CMG/Festival de Cannes’ short film-makers program, where his short screenplay “Baggage” was produced and premiered during Cannes 2019. He’s recently packaged his first docuseries project “Immeasurable: The Color of Fashion”, (represented by CAA) which was an official recipient of the 2020 CNN/Film Independent Docuseries Fellowship, as well as securing a Film Independent 2021 Fiscal Sponsorship for his short screenplay "Crystal" starring Trans-model Arisce Wanzer. Last year, Relf garnered a Bronze Lens Award for producing the winning “Best Short Film” category with “Catching Up”, directed by Fowzi Adelsamad.
- Year2021
- Runtime18 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorJeffrey Lindsay Relf
- ScreenwriterJeffrey Lindsay Relf
- ProducerJames McNinch
- CastKyler O'Neal, Godwin Obeng, Stella Franco, Pedro Figueroa, Andante Petit-Homme, Brittany Carr,