"A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (or whatever longer title you prefer)" is the coming of age story you never knew you wanted. Meet Lorenita: a rambunctious six-year-old with six cavities. One for each of the letters in her name, no one can pronounce. Lorenita is a butch Latina fighting to find herself in the cacophony of Queens, NY in the 90s. With the help of her imaginary best friend, Boo, a civil war ghost, Lorenita will poorly navigate the drawn-out pains of puberty.

A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (or Whatever Longer Title You Prefer)

Ousmane sets ground in a Mediterranean seaside resort. As he is enjoying the water, his eyes are caught by a muscular man with a tanned complexion. Slowly, this stranger becomes his obsession, feeding an unsettling desire.

A king, gazing at the sea

A valiant island warrior, wounded in battle against foreign invaders, falls into a mysterious underwater world. Everything changes when the octopus who rescues him transforms into a handsome young man and they fall in love.

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SIMON : ”I want to be a girl, mommy.” Alma freezes. She doesn’t know how to react: from now on, her 8-year-old son wants to dress up like a fairy to go to school. She asks for help from her neighbors. Soon the whole building is debating on Simon’s choice for gender orientation.

Fairyocious

James Lytle talks with Director Fabien Ara.

Fairyocious Q&A

An American college student takes French immersion classes in the process of “finding herself abroad” in Paris.

L'Apprenante (The Learner)

Raedorah Stewart talks with Director Angelique Axelrode.

L'Apprenante Q&A

Gabriel and Luke share a strong connection and a deeply romantic evening that follows the screening of Gabriel’s romantic drama on the film’s Q&A tour. Is this the start of something or merely a fleeting encounter? What would be more cinematic? Life imitates art imitating life in this metafictional romantic drama that interrogates the (lack of) happy endings in queer cinema.

Nothing Special

Natalie (17), a Russian immigrant and her friend Amir (19), a Palestinian director, are engaged in art, identity and sexuality. As they work on a TV report about the upcoming '96 elections, two young Russians offer new insight as possibilities arise.

Soft Sign

Makos, a full grown adult, is visited by her mother from Mexico. She has to decide if is time to come out of the closet, after almost 30 years in secrecy.

The Art of Making The Simple, Complicated.

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