Here is a 143- min collection of this year's OutSouth Jury Award winners for Best Shorts.
MY OWN: My Own tells the story of Bianca, a nonbinary person, struggling to find the place for gender fluidity within the rigid world of ballet. Bianca finds their own voice, in this dance-filled rumination on coming out, not as one thing or another, but as something in between.
AS SIMPLE AS THAT: Suspicious that her son is gay, Joana shares her doubts with her husband. To her surprise, the boy's father knows much more about the subject than she imagined. After all, why was she the last to know?
CYNTHIA: A dinner party with old friends takes a shocking turn as wounds are exposed, revelations are made, and the past resurfaces. Over one tense evening, Cynthia learns that some things can never be unsaid. An emotionally bold and uplifting story about truth, love and finding the strength to move on.
SHEER QORMA is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of color, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities. (Best Long-Form Narrative Short)
SUNDOWN TOWN: Bryce and Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town. (Best Horror Short)
BEFORE THE ERUPTION: Although a volcanic eruption can occur without any prior signal, volcanoes will most likely issue different types of warnings before the eruption begins. We barely saw it coming. (Best Young Adult Short)
STAND UP STAND OUT: Stand Up, Stand Out: The Making of a Comedy Movement tells the story of a unique brand of activism belonging only to San Francisco--where three gay teachers’ fight for equal rights during the burgeoning Gay Liberation Movement of the 1970s, led to the blossoming of the Valencia Rose Cabaret, Café, and Restaurant, believed to be the first and only gay-owned and operated comedy club in the USA. (Best Long-Form Documentary)
WINNER! OUTSOUTH JURY AWARD: BEST SHORT FILM
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
Suspicious that her son is gay, Joana shares her doubts with her husband. To her surprise, the boy's father knows much more about the subject than she imagined. After all, why was she the last to know?
In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Director Biography - Luciana Bitencourt
Luciana Bitencourt is a director, screenwriter who likes to tell her stories with a touch of human reality. She started her artistic career in Brazil studying theater. She holds a BA in Film and Digital Production from the Miami International University of Art & Design. In the United States she wrote, directed and produced 10 short films. She produced 3 episodes of the Web Series Labor Day and worked on TV shows and in more than 30 films including short and feature films. Also in the United States, she was a production and casting assistant for music videos and worked with music concerts at the American Airlines Arena - Miami and Madison Square Garden - New York.
- Year2021
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryBrazil
- DirectorLuciana Bitencourt
- ScreenwriterFelipe Cabral
- ProducerFelipe Cabral & Luciana Bitencourt & Luciana Duque
- CastDida Camero, Charles Fricks, Pablo Pêgas, Leonardo Bianchi
- CinematographerRafael Machado
- EditorIsadora Chamis
- ComposerPedro Drumond
- Sound DesignPedro Drumond
Here is a 143- min collection of this year's OutSouth Jury Award winners for Best Shorts.
MY OWN: My Own tells the story of Bianca, a nonbinary person, struggling to find the place for gender fluidity within the rigid world of ballet. Bianca finds their own voice, in this dance-filled rumination on coming out, not as one thing or another, but as something in between.
AS SIMPLE AS THAT: Suspicious that her son is gay, Joana shares her doubts with her husband. To her surprise, the boy's father knows much more about the subject than she imagined. After all, why was she the last to know?
CYNTHIA: A dinner party with old friends takes a shocking turn as wounds are exposed, revelations are made, and the past resurfaces. Over one tense evening, Cynthia learns that some things can never be unsaid. An emotionally bold and uplifting story about truth, love and finding the strength to move on.
SHEER QORMA is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family, and how it comes together under one roof, as resilient, queer Muslim women and non-binary characters of color, choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities. (Best Long-Form Narrative Short)
SUNDOWN TOWN: Bryce and Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town. (Best Horror Short)
BEFORE THE ERUPTION: Although a volcanic eruption can occur without any prior signal, volcanoes will most likely issue different types of warnings before the eruption begins. We barely saw it coming. (Best Young Adult Short)
STAND UP STAND OUT: Stand Up, Stand Out: The Making of a Comedy Movement tells the story of a unique brand of activism belonging only to San Francisco--where three gay teachers’ fight for equal rights during the burgeoning Gay Liberation Movement of the 1970s, led to the blossoming of the Valencia Rose Cabaret, Café, and Restaurant, believed to be the first and only gay-owned and operated comedy club in the USA. (Best Long-Form Documentary)
WINNER! OUTSOUTH JURY AWARD: BEST SHORT FILM
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
Suspicious that her son is gay, Joana shares her doubts with her husband. To her surprise, the boy's father knows much more about the subject than she imagined. After all, why was she the last to know?
In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Director Biography - Luciana Bitencourt
Luciana Bitencourt is a director, screenwriter who likes to tell her stories with a touch of human reality. She started her artistic career in Brazil studying theater. She holds a BA in Film and Digital Production from the Miami International University of Art & Design. In the United States she wrote, directed and produced 10 short films. She produced 3 episodes of the Web Series Labor Day and worked on TV shows and in more than 30 films including short and feature films. Also in the United States, she was a production and casting assistant for music videos and worked with music concerts at the American Airlines Arena - Miami and Madison Square Garden - New York.
- Year2021
- Runtime19 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryBrazil
- DirectorLuciana Bitencourt
- ScreenwriterFelipe Cabral
- ProducerFelipe Cabral & Luciana Bitencourt & Luciana Duque
- CastDida Camero, Charles Fricks, Pablo Pêgas, Leonardo Bianchi
- CinematographerRafael Machado
- EditorIsadora Chamis
- ComposerPedro Drumond
- Sound DesignPedro Drumond