Preview Night:
Selected shorts with free reception
Thursday September 24 at 7:00PM | WFU Byrum Welcome Center
Join our festival’s kick off with a free event showcasing four short films that explore what it means to find a space of your own. Featuring regional and local filmmakers for an artist talk-back, with complimentary food/beer/wine reception to follow.
In Kind
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTED BY KATHERINE GUNNING | USA | ENGLISH | 18 MINS | 2025
In the Appalachian hills, a queer-led farm cultivates community and soil, showing us what good humans can be.
We Are Not Unicorns
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTED BY VALENTINA QUINTERO | USA | ENGLISH | 14 MINS | 2026
An exploration of disappearing spaces for Queer women and nonbinary people, showing the outside world what a lesbian space looks like and how it can change your life.
Amish Country Queer
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTED BY COLLEEN C BRADY | USA | ENGLISH | 13 MINS | 2025
A queer photographer documents nightlife, drag culture, and chosen family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, revealing a thriving LGBTQ+ community and challenging assumptions about where queer joy can exist in small-town America.
Taking Up Space
DOCUMENTARY SHORT | DIRECTED BY MAX CULLEN | USA | ENGLISH | 11 MINS | 2026
The 2026 OATM Queer History Project documentary. An intergenerational convesation that addresses the question: “What is Queer space?” Featuring community members, performers, DJ’s, and small business owners, this film doesn’t give an answer, but opens a conversation.