SHORTS PROGRAM 2

Emerald City

Directed by Josef Steiff / Written by David Bobrow

USA / English / Narrative Short / 21 min.

Two young men cross paths on the back roads of the American Southwest and, despite their different backgrounds, find common ground along the border.

Kordovero 22

Directed and written by Gal Primack Najari

Israel / Hebrew / Narrative Short / 18 min.

Two men meet through a screen and struggle to get closer in an impossible pre-written reality.

*First-Time Filmmaker

Lee Baby

Directed by Leah Raidt / Written by Eli Sulkowski

USA / English / Narrative Short / 14 min.

Lee, a trans man, and his wife, Charlie, are smack dab in the middle of creating a family. Insecurities, hormone imbalances, loss of bodily autonomy, and the exhaustion of new parenthood test the limits of this resilient queer couple.

*First-Time Filmmaker

Coffee Grapefruit Cacao

Directed and written by Dominique Preusse

France / French / Narrative Short / 24 min.

Samuel used to form a couple with Laetitia before she left him for Gaëlle. Today he’s been invited to their home. Together, they will try to perform an act of love.

Ripe!

Directed and written by Tusk

USA/Spain / Catalan/English/Spanish / Narrative Short / 18 min.

Nothing says “it’s complicated” like breaking your crush’s arm.

See You in the Fall

Directed by Ainsley Wiseman / Written by Ambar Tavarez

USA / English / Narrative Short / 8 min.

Leo comes over to Greyson’s house for a sleepover. They enjoy each other’s company, mentioning the future of college and adulthood that is coming. When Greyson kisses Leo, he is rejected, and neither of them know what to do.

*First-Time Filmmaker / Student Film – University of North Carolina School of the Arts

The Dream: A Love Story

Directed and written by Enrique Rosario

USA / English / Narrative Short / 5 min.

Two people meet for the first time, and they get transported into the life that could be possible for them.

*First-Time Filmmaker